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EUGENE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A city in western Oregon on the Willamette River; site of a university
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 ("Eugene" is a part of...):
Beaver State; OR; Ore.; Oregon (a state in northwestern United States on the Pacific)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Austrian general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire during the War of the Spanish Succession (1663-1736)
Synonyms:
Eugene; Prince Eugene of Savoy
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
full general; general (a general officer of the highest rank)