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PATAGONIA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Region in southern South America between the Andes and the South Atlantic

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)

Meronyms (parts of "Patagonia"):

Patagonian Desert (a semiarid region in southern South America)

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

Argentina; Argentine Republic (a republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America)

Chile; Republic of Chile (a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast)

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