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ST. LUCIA
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 ("St. 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 "St. 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 ("St. 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 ("St. 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)
