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GRAND CANAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An inland waterway 1000 miles long in eastern China; extends from Tianjin in the north to Hangzhou in the south
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
canal (long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation)
Holonyms ("Grand Canal" is a part of...):
Cathay; China; Communist China; mainland China; People's Republic of China; PRC; Red China (a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The major waterway in Venice, Italy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
canal (long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation)
Holonyms ("Grand Canal" is a part of...):
Venezia; Venice (the provincial capital of Veneto; built on 118 islands within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice; has canals instead of streets; one of Italy's major ports and a famous tourist attraction)
