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    VI

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    More than 130 southeastern Virgin Islands; a dependent territory of the United Statesplay

    Synonyms:

    American Virgin Islands; United States Virgin Islands; VI

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting spatial position

    Instance hypernyms:

    possession (a territory that is controlled by a ruling state)

    Holonyms ("VI" is a part of...):

    Virgin Islands (a group of islands in northeastern West Indies (east of Puerto Rico) discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1493; owned by United States and Britain)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    The cardinal number that is the sum of five and oneplay

    Synonyms:

    6; Captain Hicks; half a dozen; hexad; sestet; sextet; sextuplet; sise; six; sixer; VI

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

    Hypernyms ("VI" is a kind of...):

    digit; figure (one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration)

     II. (adjective) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Denoting a quantity consisting of six items or unitsplay

    Synonyms:

    6; half-dozen; half dozen; six; vi

    Classified under:

    Adjectives

    Similar:

    cardinal (being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order)

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