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SARDINIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An island in the Mediterranean to the west of Italy
Synonyms:
Sardegna; Sardinia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
island (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)
Holonyms ("Sardinia" is a part of...):
Mediterranean; Mediterranean Sea (the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia)
Derivation:
Sardinian (of or relating to or characteristic of Sardinia or its people or its language)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The Italian region on the island of Sardinia; the kingdom of Sardinia was the nucleus for uniting Italy during the 19th century
Synonyms:
Sardegna; Sardinia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
Italian region (Italy is divided into 20 regions for administrative purposes)
Holonyms ("Sardinia" is a part of...):
Italia; Italian Republic; Italy (a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD)
