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ST. THOMAS AND PRINCIPE

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Island nation in the South Atlantic off the west coast of Africa; achieved independence from Portugal in 1975; has enormous offshore oil reserves

Synonyms:

Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe; Sao Thome e Principe; Sao Tome and Principe; Sao Tome e Principe; St. Thomas and Principe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

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

Meronyms (parts of "St. Thomas and Principe"):

Sao Tome (capital of Sao Tome and Principe)

Principe (an island in the Gulf of Guinea that is part of Sao Tome and Principe)

Holonyms ("St. Thomas and Principe" is a part of...):

Atlantic; Atlantic Ocean (the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east)

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