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SEYCHELLES
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A group of about 90 islands in the western Indian Ocean to the north of Madagascar
Synonyms:
Seychelles; Seychelles islands
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
island (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)
Meronyms (parts of "Seychelles"):
Republic of Seychelles; Seychelles (a republic on the Seychelles islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1976)
Holonyms ("Seychelles" is a part of...):
Indian Ocean (the 3rd largest ocean; bounded by Africa on the west, Asia on the north, Australia on the east and merging with the Antarctic Ocean to the south)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A republic on the Seychelles islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1976
Synonyms:
Republic of Seychelles; Seychelles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
country; land; state (the territory occupied by a nation)
Meronyms (parts of "Seychelles"):
capital of Seychelles; Victoria (port city and the capital of Seychelles)
Meronyms (members of "Seychelles"):
Seychellois (a native or inhabitant of Seychelles)
Holonyms ("Seychelles" is a part of...):
Seychelles; Seychelles islands (a group of about 90 islands in the western Indian Ocean to the north of Madagascar)
