GALAPAGOS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A group of islands in the Pacific off South America; owned by Ecuador; known for unusual animal life

Synonyms:

Galapagos; Galapagos Islands

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

island (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)

Holonyms ("Galapagos" is a part of...):

Ecuador; Republic of Ecuador (a republic in northwestern South America; became independent from Spain in 1822; the landscape is dominated by the Andes)

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