gibbon

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Gibbon
    n 1: English historian best known for his history of the Roman
         Empire (1737-1794) [syn: {Gibbon}, {Edward Gibbon}]
    2: smallest and most perfectly anthropoid arboreal ape having
       long arms and no tail; of southern Asia and East Indies [syn:
       {gibbon}, {Hylobates lar}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Gibbon \Gib"bon\, n. [Cf. F. gibbon.] (Zool.)
   Any arboreal ape of the genus {Hylobates}, of which many
   species and varieties inhabit the East Indies and Southern
   Asia. They are tailless and without cheek pouches, and have
   very long arms, adapted for climbing.

   Note: The white-handed gibbon ({Hylobates lar}), the crowned
         ({H. pilatus}), the wou-wou or singing gibbon ({H.
         agilis}), the siamang, and the hoolock. are the most
         common species.
         [1913 Webster]

from U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

Gibbon, MN (city, FIPS 23678)
  Location: 44.53513 N, 94.52300 W
  Population (1990): 712 (359 housing units)
  Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 55335
Gibbon, NE (city, FIPS 18615)
  Location: 40.74650 N, 98.84474 W
  Population (1990): 1525 (602 housing units)
  Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 68840

from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Gibbon, NE -- U.S. city in Nebraska
   Population (2000):    1759
   Housing Units (2000): 668
   Land area (2000):     0.838856 sq. miles (2.172628 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.838856 sq. miles (2.172628 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            18615
   Located within:       Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
   Location:             40.747656 N, 98.844381 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     68840
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Gibbon, NE
    Gibbon

from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Gibbon, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
   Population (2000):    808
   Housing Units (2000): 378
   Land area (2000):     0.887940 sq. miles (2.299753 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.887940 sq. miles (2.299753 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            23678
   Located within:       Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
   Location:             44.533200 N, 94.524178 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     55335
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Gibbon, MN
    Gibbon