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LUANDA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Port city on Atlantic coast; the capital and largest city of Angola
Synonyms:
Angolan capital; Luanda
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)
national capital (the capital city of a nation)
Holonyms ("Luanda" is a part of...):
Angola; Republic of Angola (a republic in southwestern Africa on the Atlantic Ocean; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975 and was the scene of civil war until 1990)