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    ABYLA

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar; one of the Pillars of Herculesplay

    Synonyms:

    Abila; Abyla; Jebel Musa

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

    Instance hypernyms:

    foreland; head; headland; promontory (a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea))

    Holonyms ("Abyla" is a part of...):

    Al-Magrib; Kingdom of Morocco; Maroc; Marruecos; Morocco (a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa with a largely Muslim population; achieved independence from France in 1956)

    Pillars of Hercules (the two promontories at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar; according to legend they were formed by Hercules)

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