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NYALA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Spiral-horned South African antelope with a fringe of white hairs along back and neck
Synonyms:
nyala; Tragelaphus angasi
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("nyala" is a kind of...):
harnessed antelope (any of several antelopes of the genus Tragelaphus having striped markings resembling a harness)
Holonyms ("nyala" is a member of...):
genus Strepsiceros; genus Tragelaphus; Strepsiceros; Tragelaphus (African antelopes: kudus; bongos; nyalas; bushbucks)
Sense 2
Meaning:
City in Sudan
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 ("Nyala" is a part of...):
Republic of the Sudan; Soudan; Sudan (a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; achieved independence from Egypt and the United Kingdom in 1956)
