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CATSKILLS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A range of the Appalachians to the west of the Hudson in southeastern New York; includes many popular resort areas
Synonyms:
Catskill Mountains; Catskills
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)
Meronyms (parts of "Catskills"):
borscht belt; borscht circuit; borsht belt; borsht circuit ((informal) a resort area in the Catskill Mountains of New York that was patronized primarily by Jewish guests)
Holonyms ("Catskills" is a part of...):
Empire State; N.Y.; New York; New York State; NY (a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies)
Appalachian Mountains; Appalachians (a mountain range in the eastern United States extending from Quebec to the Gulf of Mexico; a historic barrier to early westward expansion of the United States)
