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SAINT LUCIA

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A volcanic island in the Windward Isles to the south of Martinique

Synonyms:

Saint Lucia; St. Lucia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

island (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)

Holonyms ("Saint Lucia" is a part of...):

Saint Lucia; St. Lucia (a country on the island of Saint Lucia; gained independence from Great Britain in 1979)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A country on the island of Saint Lucia; gained independence from Great Britain in 1979

Synonyms:

Saint Lucia; St. Lucia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

country; land; state (the territory occupied by a nation)

Meronyms (parts of "Saint Lucia"):

Saint Lucia; St. Lucia (a volcanic island in the Windward Isles to the south of Martinique)

Castries (a port on the island of Saint Lucia; capital and largest city of Saint Lucia)

Holonyms ("Saint Lucia" is a part of...):

Caribbean (region including the Caribbean Islands)

Windward Islands; Windward Isles (a group of islands in the southeastern West Indies; the southern part of the Lesser Antilles)

Holonyms ("Saint Lucia" is a member of...):

OAS; Organization of American States (an association including most countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation)

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