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MUSCAT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sweet aromatic grape used for raisins and wine
Synonyms:
muscat; muscat grape; muscatel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("muscat" is a kind of...):
vinifera grape (grape from a cultivated variety of the common grape vine of Europe)
Meronyms (substance of "muscat"):
muscadel; muscadelle; muscat; muscatel (wine from muscat grapes)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Wine from muscat grapes
Synonyms:
muscadel; muscadelle; muscat; muscatel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("muscat" is a kind of...):
fortified wine (wine to which alcohol (usually grape brandy) has been added)
Holonyms ("muscat" is a substance of...):
muscat; muscat grape; muscatel (sweet aromatic grape used for raisins and wine)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A port on the Gulf of Oman and capital of the sultanate of Oman
Synonyms:
capital of Oman; Masqat; Muscat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)
national capital (the capital city of a nation)
Holonyms ("Muscat" is a part of...):
Muscat and Oman; Oman; Sultanate of Oman (a strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula; the economy is dominated by oil)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Any of several cultivated grapevines that produce sweet white grapes
Synonyms:
muscat; muskat
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("muscat" is a kind of...):
common grape vine; vinifera; vinifera grape; Vitis vinifera (common European grape cultivated in many varieties; chief source of Old World wine and table grapes)
