10 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Gilbert \Gilbert\ prop. n. William Schwenk Gilbert, an English dramatist born at London Nov. 18, 1836. He is most famous for his collaborations with Sir Arthur Sullivan on a number of humorous light operas which are known as "Gilbert and Sullivan Operas". His first play was "Dulcamara" (1866). He also wrote "The Palace of Truth" (1870), "Pygmalion and Galatea" (1871), "Sweethearts" (1874), "Engaged" (1877), "The Mountebanks" (1891), and in collaboration with Sir A. Sullivan (who wrote the music), he wrote "The Sorcerer" (1877), "H. M. S. Pinafore" (1878), "The Pirates of Penzance" (1879), "Patience" (1881), "Iolanthe" (1883), "The Mikado" (1885), "Ruddygore" (1887), "The Yeomen of the Guard" (1888), "The Gondoliers" (1889), and "Utopia, limited" (1893). The light operas proved very popular and continue to be performed over one hundred years later. He also published other works. [Century Dict. 1906 +PJC] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: gilbert n 1: a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns [syn: {Gb}, {Gi}] 2: a librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan in a famous series of comic operettas (1836-1911) [syn: {William Gilbert}, {William S. Gilbert}, {William Schwenk Gilbert}, {Sir William Gilbert}] 3: English court physician noted for his studies of terrestrial magnetism (1540-1603) [syn: {William Gilbert}] 4: English navigator who in 1583 established in Newfoundland the first English colony in North America (1539-1583) [syn: {Humphrey Gilbert}, {Sir Humphrey Gilbert}] 5: United States architect who influenced the development of the skyscraper (1859-1934) [syn: {Cass Gilbert}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Gilbert, AR (town, FIPS 26800) Location: 35.99019 N, 92.71821 W Population (1990): 43 (26 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Gilbert, AZ (town, FIPS 27400) Location: 33.33203 N, 111.76419 W Population (1990): 29188 (10655 housing units) Area: 70.3 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 85234 Gilbert, IA (city, FIPS 30630) Location: 42.10742 N, 93.64751 W Population (1990): 796 (285 housing units) Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Gilbert, LA (village, FIPS 28940) Location: 32.05062 N, 91.65537 W Population (1990): 704 (272 housing units) Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 71336 Gilbert, MN (city, FIPS 23714) Location: 47.49186 N, 92.46052 W Population (1990): 1934 (940 housing units) Area: 30.5 sq km (land), 2.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 55741 Gilbert, PA Zip code(s): 18331 Gilbert, SC (town, FIPS 29050) Location: 33.92356 N, 81.39424 W Population (1990): 324 (123 housing units) Area: 5.4 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 29054 Gilbert, WV (town, FIPS 30772) Location: 37.61439 N, 81.86737 W Population (1990): 456 (217 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 25621 From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]: Gilbert, AZ -- U.S. town in Arizona Population (2000): 109697 Housing Units (2000): 37007 Land area (2000): 42.956638 sq. miles (111.257178 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.239864 sq. miles (0.621246 sq. km) Total area (2000): 43.196502 sq. miles (111.878424 sq. km) FIPS code: 27400 Located within: Arizona (AZ), FIPS 04 Location: 33.344439 N, 111.762411 W ZIP Codes (1990): 85234 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Gilbert, AZ Gilbert From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]: Gilbert, AR -- U.S. town in Arkansas Population (2000): 33 Housing Units (2000): 29 Land area (2000): 0.313892 sq. miles (0.812976 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.313892 sq. miles (0.812976 sq. km) FIPS code: 26800 Located within: Arkansas (AR), FIPS 05 Location: 35.991004 N, 92.716237 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Gilbert, AR Gilbert From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]: Gilbert, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa Population (2000): 987 Housing Units (2000): 347 Land area (2000): 0.825520 sq. miles (2.138087 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.825520 sq. miles (2.138087 sq. km) FIPS code: 30630 Located within: Iowa (IA), FIPS 19 Location: 42.105858 N, 93.645185 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Gilbert, IA Gilbert From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]: Gilbert, SC -- U.S. town in South Carolina Population (2000): 500 Housing Units (2000): 195 Land area (2000): 2.265512 sq. miles (5.867648 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.062235 sq. miles (0.161188 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.327747 sq. miles (6.028836 sq. km) FIPS code: 29050 Located within: South Carolina (SC), FIPS 45 Location: 33.925492 N, 81.394531 W ZIP Codes (1990): 29054 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Gilbert, SC Gilbert From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]: Gilbert, LA -- U.S. village in Louisiana Population (2000): 561 Housing Units (2000): 231 Land area (2000): 0.978125 sq. miles (2.533331 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.978125 sq. miles (2.533331 sq. km) FIPS code: 28940 Located within: Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22 Location: 32.049677 N, 91.660109 W ZIP Codes (1990): 71336 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Gilbert, LA Gilbert From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]: Gilbert, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota Population (2000): 1847 Housing Units (2000): 900 Land area (2000): 11.790524 sq. miles (30.537315 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.791998 sq. miles (2.051266 sq. km) Total area (2000): 12.582522 sq. miles (32.588581 sq. km) FIPS code: 23714 Located within: Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27 Location: 47.484711 N, 92.466221 W ZIP Codes (1990): 55741 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Gilbert, MN Gilbert From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]: Gilbert, WV -- U.S. town in West Virginia Population (2000): 417 Housing Units (2000): 227 Land area (2000): 1.023101 sq. miles (2.649820 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.066622 sq. miles (0.172551 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.089723 sq. miles (2.822371 sq. km) FIPS code: 30772 Located within: West Virginia (WV), FIPS 54 Location: 37.614497 N, 81.867212 W ZIP Codes (1990): 25621 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Gilbert, WV Gilbert
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