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ANGOLAN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Angola

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

African (a native or inhabitant of Africa)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Angolan"):

Angolese (a member of the Bantu tribes resident in Angola)

Holonyms ("Angolan" is a member of...):

Angola; Republic of Angola (a republic in southwestern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975 and was the scene of civil war until 1990)

Derivation:

Angolan (of or relating to or characteristic of Angola or its people)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of Angola or its people

Example:

the Angolan Civil War

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Angola (a republic in southwestern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975 and was the scene of civil war until 1990)

Derivation:

Angola (a republic in southwestern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975 and was the scene of civil war until 1990)

Angolan (a native or inhabitant of Angola)

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