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CASPIAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large saltwater lake between Iran and Russia fed by the Volga River; the largest inland body of water in the world
Synonyms:
Caspian; Caspian Sea
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
lake (a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land)
Holonyms ("Caspian" is a part of...):
Iran; Islamic Republic of Iran; Persia (a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil)
Russia; Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR (a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991)
