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ABYLA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A promontory in northern Morocco opposite the Rock of Gibraltar; one of the Pillars of Hercules
Synonyms:
Abila; Abyla; Jebel Musa
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
foreland; head; headland; promontory (a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea))
Holonyms ("Abyla" is a part of...):
Al-Magrib; Kingdom of Morocco; Maroc; Marruecos; Morocco (a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa with a largely Muslim population; achieved independence from France in 1956)
Pillars of Hercules (the two promontories at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar; according to legend they were formed by Hercules)
