gilbert

3 definitions found

gilbert - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

gilbert - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  gilbert
      n 1: a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
           [syn: gilbert, Gb, Gi]
      2: a librettist who was a collaborator with Sir Arthur Sullivan
         in a famous series of comic operettas (1836-1911) [syn:
         Gilbert, 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: Gilbert, William Gilbert]
      4: English navigator who in 1583 established in Newfoundland the
         first English colony in North America (1539-1583) [syn:
         Gilbert, Humphrey Gilbert, Sir Humphrey Gilbert]
      5: United States architect who influenced the development of the
         skyscraper (1859-1934) [syn: Gilbert, Cass Gilbert]

gilbert - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  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