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ORANGE RIVER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A river in South Africa that flows generally westward to the Atlantic Ocean
Synonyms:
Orange; Orange River
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
river (a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek))
Holonyms ("Orange River" is a part of...):
Republic of South Africa; South Africa (a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers))