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CORDOVA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A city in central Argentina; site of a university founded in 1613
Synonyms:
Cordoba; Cordova
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)
Holonyms ("Cordova" is a part of...):
Argentina; Argentine Republic (a republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A city in southern Spain; center of Moorish culture
Synonyms:
Cordoba; Cordova
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)
Holonyms ("Cordova" is a part of...):
Espana; Kingdom of Spain; Spain (a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Spanish explorer who discovered Yucatan (1475-1526)
Synonyms:
Cordoba; Cordova; Francisco Fernandez Cordoba; Francisco Fernandez de Cordova
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
adventurer; explorer (someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose))