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    SILK ROAD

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    An ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean (4,000 miles); followed by Marco Polo in the 13th century to reach Cathayplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting spatial position

    Instance hypernyms:

    trade route (a route followed by traders (usually in caravans))

    Meronyms (parts of "Silk Road"):

    Gansu; Gansu province; Kansu (a province in north-central China; formerly part of the Silk Road to Turkistan and India and Persia)

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