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BURUNDI

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A landlocked republic in east central Africa on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika

Synonyms:

Burundi; Republic of Burundi

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

African country; African nation (any one of the countries occupying the African continent)

Meronyms (parts of "Burundi"):

Bujumbura; capital of Burundi; Usumbura (the capital and largest city of Burundi)

Meronyms (members of "Burundi"):

Hutu (a member of a Bantu people living in Rwanda and Burundi)

Tutsi; Watusi; Watutsi (a member of a Bantu speaking people living in Rwanda and Burundi)

Burundian (a native or inhabitant of Burundi)

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

East Africa (a geographical area in eastern Africa)

Africa (the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean)

Derivation:

Burundian (of or relating to or characteristic of Burundi or its people)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of Burundi or its people

Example:

the Burundi capital

Synonyms:

Burundi; Burundian

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Burundi (a landlocked republic in east central Africa on the northeastern shore of Lake Tanganyika)

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