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WIGHT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An isle and county of southern England in the English Channel

Synonyms:

Isle of Wight; Wight

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

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

county ((United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government)

Instance hypernyms:

isle; islet (a small island)

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

British Isles (Great Britain and Ireland and adjacent islands in the north Atlantic)

English Channel (an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that forms a channel between France and Britain)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A human being; 'wight' is an archaic term

Synonyms:

creature; wight

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

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