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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An island republic in the West Indies off the northeastern coast of Venezuela; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962
Synonyms:
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago; Trinidad and Tobago
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
country; land; state (the territory occupied by a nation)
Meronyms (parts of "Trinidad and Tobago"):
Trinidad (an island in West Indies just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela)
Tobago (island in West Indies)
Holonyms ("Trinidad and Tobago" is a part of...):
Caribbean (region including the Caribbean Islands)
Holonyms ("Trinidad and Tobago" 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)