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MAURITIUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An island in the southwestern Indian Ocean
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
island (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)
Meronyms (parts of "Mauritius"):
Mauritius; Republic of Mauritius (a parliamentary state on the island of Mauritius)
Holonyms ("Mauritius" is a part of...):
Indian Ocean (the 3rd largest ocean; bounded by Africa on the west, Asia on the north, Australia on the east and merging with the Antarctic Ocean to the south)
Derivation:
Mauritian (of or related to the island or country of Mauritius or its inhabitants)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A parliamentary state on the island of Mauritius
Synonyms:
Mauritius; Republic of Mauritius
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
country; land; state (the territory occupied by a nation)
Meronyms (parts of "Mauritius"):
Port Louis (capital and chief port of Mauritius; located on the northwestern coast of the island)
Meronyms (members of "Mauritius"):
Mauritian (a native or inhabitant of Mauritius)
Holonyms ("Mauritius" is a part of...):
Mauritius (an island in the southwestern Indian Ocean)
Derivation:
Mauritian (of or related to the island or country of Mauritius or its inhabitants)
