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VI
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
More than 130 southeastern Virgin Islands; a dependent territory of the United States
Synonyms:
American Virgin Islands; United States Virgin Islands; VI
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
possession (a territory that is controlled by a ruling state)
Holonyms ("VI" is a part of...):
Virgin Islands (a group of islands in northeastern West Indies (east of Puerto Rico) discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1493; owned by United States and Britain)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
Synonyms:
6; Captain Hicks; half a dozen; hexad; sestet; sextet; sextuplet; sise; six; sixer; VI
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("VI" is a kind of...):
digit; figure (one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Denoting a quantity consisting of six items or units
Synonyms:
6; half-dozen; half dozen; six; vi
Classified under:
Similar:
cardinal (being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order)
