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REPUBLIC OF SEYCHELLES
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A republic on the Seychelles islands; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1976
Synonyms:
Republic of Seychelles; Seychelles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
country; land; state (the territory occupied by a nation)
Meronyms (parts of "Republic of Seychelles"):
capital of Seychelles; Victoria (port city and the capital of Seychelles)
Meronyms (members of "Republic of Seychelles"):
Seychellois (a native or inhabitant of Seychelles)
Holonyms ("Republic of Seychelles" is a part of...):
Seychelles; Seychelles islands (a group of about 90 islands in the western Indian Ocean to the north of Madagascar)