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MONROE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A town in north central Louisiana

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)

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

LA; La.; Louisiana; Pelican State (a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A town of southeast Michigan on Lake Erie

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)

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

Great Lakes State; MI; Mich.; Michigan; Wolverine State (a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region)

Sense 3

Meaning:

5th President of the United States; author of the Monroe Doctrine (1758-1831)

Synonyms:

James Monroe; Monroe; President Monroe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Chief Executive; President; President of the United States; United States President (the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government)

Sense 4

Meaning:

United States film actress noted for sex appeal (1926-1962)

Synonyms:

Marilyn Monroe; Monroe; Norma Jean Baker

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

actress (a female actor)

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