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FLAGSTAFF
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Irregular inflected form: flagstaves
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A tall staff or pole on which a flag is raised
Synonyms:
flagpole; flagstaff
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("flagstaff" is a kind of...):
staff (a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A town in north central Arizona; site of an important observatory
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)
Holonyms ("Flagstaff" is a part of...):
Arizona; AZ; Grand Canyon State (a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon)
