Palau (original) (raw)
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A chain of more than 200 islands about 400 miles long in the western central Pacific Ocean
Synonyms:
Belau; Palau; Palau Islands; Pelew
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
archipelago (a group of many islands in a large body of water)
Meronyms (parts of "Palau"):
Palau; Republic of Palau; TT (a republic in the western central Pacific Ocean in association with the United States)
Holonyms ("Palau" is a part of...):
Pacific; Pacific Ocean (the largest ocean in the world)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A republic in the western central Pacific Ocean in association with the United States
Synonyms:
Palau; Republic of Palau; TT
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
country; land; state (the territory occupied by a nation)
Holonyms ("Palau" is a part of...):
Belau; Palau; Palau Islands; Pelew (a chain of more than 200 islands about 400 miles long in the western central Pacific Ocean)