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WILMINGTON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The largest city in Delaware
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)
Meronyms (parts of "Wilmington"):
Delaware Memorial Bridge (a suspension bridge across the Delaware River)
Holonyms ("Wilmington" is a part of...):
DE; Del.; Delaware; Diamond State; First State (a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A town in southeastern North Carolina on the Cape Fear River
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
town (an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city)
Holonyms ("Wilmington" is a part of...):
N.C.; NC; North Carolina; Old North State; Tar Heel State (a state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies)
