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SAN MARINO
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The smallest republic in the world; the oldest independent country in Europe (achieved independence in 301); located in the Apennines and completely surrounded by Italy
Synonyms:
Republic of San Marino; San Marino
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
European country; European nation (any one of the countries occupying the European continent)
Meronyms (parts of "San Marino"):
capital of San Marino; San Marino (the capital and only city of San Marino)
Meronyms (members of "San Marino"):
San Marinese (a native or inhabitant of San Marino)
Holonyms ("San Marino" is a part of...):
Italian Peninsula (a boot-shaped peninsula in southern Europe extending into the Mediterranean Sea)
Europe (the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use 'Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The capital and only city of San Marino
Synonyms:
capital of San Marino; San Marino
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
national capital (the capital city of a nation)
Holonyms ("San Marino" is a part of...):
Republic of San Marino; San Marino (the smallest republic in the world; the oldest independent country in Europe (achieved independence in 301); located in the Apennines and completely surrounded by Italy)
