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ATLAS MOUNTAINS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A mountain range in northern Africa between the Mediterranean and the Sahara Desert; extends from southwestern Morocco to northern Tunisia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
chain; chain of mountains; mountain chain; mountain range; range; range of mountains (a series of hills or mountains)
Holonyms ("Atlas Mountains" is a part of...):
Algeria; Algerie; Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria (a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea with a population that is predominantly Sunni Muslim; colonized by France in the 19th century but gained autonomy in the early 1960s)
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)
Republic of Tunisia; Tunisia (a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean coast; achieved independence from France in 1956)