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GABON
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A republic on the west coast of Africa
Synonyms:
Gabon; Gabonese Republic; Gabun
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
African country; African nation (any one of the countries occupying the African continent)
Meronyms (parts of "Gabon"):
capital of Gabon; Libreville (the capital of Gabon)
Meronyms (members of "Gabon"):
Gabonese (a native or inhabitant of Gabon)
Holonyms ("Gabon" is a part of...):
Africa (the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean)