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TUILERIES
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Formal gardens next to the Louvre in Paris
Synonyms:
Tuileries; Tuileries Gardens
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Instance hypernyms:
formal garden (a garden laid out on regular lines with plants arranged in symmetrical locations or in geometrical designs)
Holonyms ("Tuileries" is a part of...):
capital of France; City of Light; French capital; Paris (the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Palace and royal residence built for Catherine de Medicis in 1564 and burned down in 1871; all that remains today are the formal gardens
Synonyms:
Tuileries; Tuileries Palace
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Instance hypernyms:
palace (official residence of an exalted person (as a sovereign))
Holonyms ("Tuileries" is a part of...):
capital of France; City of Light; French capital; Paris (the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce)
