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SILK ROAD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean (4,000 miles); followed by Marco Polo in the 13th century to reach Cathay
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
trade route (a route followed by traders (usually in caravans))
Meronyms (parts of "Silk Road"):
Gansu; Gansu province; Kansu (a province in north-central China; formerly part of the Silk Road to Turkistan and India and Persia)