DEAD SEA

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A saltwater lake on the border between Israel and Jordan; its surface in 1292 feet below sea level

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

lake (a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land)

Holonyms ("Dead Sea" is a part of...):

Israel; Sion; State of Israel; Yisrael; Zion (Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine)

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan; Jordan (an Arab kingdom in southwestern Asia on the Red Sea)

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