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REPUBLIC OF BURUNDI
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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 "Republic of Burundi"):
Bujumbura; capital of Burundi; Usumbura (the capital and largest city of Burundi)
Meronyms (members of "Republic 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 ("Republic of 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)
