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VICTORIA FALLS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large waterfall on the border between Argentina and Brazil
Synonyms:
Iguassu; Iguassu Falls; Iguazu; Iguazu Falls; Victoria Falls
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
falls; waterfall (a steep descent of the water of a river)
Holonyms ("Victoria Falls" is a part of...):
Argentina; Argentine Republic (a republic in southern South America; second largest country in South America)
Brasil; Brazil; Federative Republic of Brazil (the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A waterfall in the Zambezi River on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia; diminishes seasonally
Synonyms:
Victoria; Victoria Falls
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
falls; waterfall (a steep descent of the water of a river)
Holonyms ("Victoria Falls" is a part of...):
Northern Rhodesia; Republic of Zambia; Zambia (a republic in central Africa; formerly controlled by Great Britain and called Northern Rhodesia until it gained independence within the commonwealth in 1964)
Republic of Zimbabwe; Rhodesia; Southern Rhodesia; Zimbabwe (a landlocked republic in south central Africa formerly called Rhodesia; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1980)
Zambezi; Zambezi River (an African river; flows into the Indian Ocean)
