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BELEM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta; main port and commercial center for the Amazon River basin
Synonyms:
Belem; Feliz Lusitania; Para; Santa Maria de Belem; St. Mary of Bethlehem
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)
Holonyms ("Belem" is a part of...):
Brasil; Brazil; Federative Republic of Brazil (the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter)