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MEMPHIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An ancient city of Egypt on the Nile (south of Cairo)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Holonyms ("Memphis" is a part of...):
Arab Republic of Egypt; Egypt; United Arab Republic (a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Largest city of Tennessee; located in southwestern Tennessee on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Holonyms ("Memphis" is a part of...):
Tenn.; Tennessee; TN; Volunteer State (a state in east central United States)
