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URMIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A city on the western side of Lake Urmia in northwestern Iran
Synonyms:
Orumiyeh; Urmia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Holonyms ("Urmia" is a part of...):
Iran; Islamic Republic of Iran; Persia (a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A shallow saline lake in northwestern Iran between Tabriz and the western border of Turkey
Synonyms:
Daryacheh-ye Orumiyeh; Lake Urmia; Urmia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
lake (a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land)
Holonyms ("Urmia" is a part of...):
Iran; Islamic Republic of Iran; Persia (a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil)
