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ANAPURNA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A mountain in the Himalayas in Nepal (26,500 feet high)

Synonyms:

Anapurna; Annapurna

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

mountain peak (the summit of a mountain)

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

Kingdom of Nepal; Nepal (a small landlocked Asian country high in the Himalayas between India and China)

Himalaya; Himalaya Mountains; Himalayas (a mountain range extending 1500 miles on the border between India and Tibet; this range contains the world's highest mountain)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Wife of Siva and a benevolent aspect of Devi: Hindu goddess of plenty

Synonyms:

Anapurna; Annapurna; Parvati

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Hindu deity (a deity worshipped by the Hindus)

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