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SWAZILAND
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A landlocked monarchy in southeastern Africa; member of the commonwealth that achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1968
Synonyms:
Kingdom of Swaziland; Swaziland
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
African country; African nation (any one of the countries occupying the African continent)
Meronyms (parts of "Swaziland"):
capital of Swaziland; Mbabane (capital of Swaziland; located in northwestern Swaziland)
Meronyms (members of "Swaziland"):
Swazi (a member of a southeast African people living in Swaziland and adjacent areas)
Holonyms ("Swaziland" is a part of...):
Africa (the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean)