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AEGATES
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A group of islands off the west coast of Sicily in the Mediterranean
Synonyms:
Aegadean Islands; Aegadean Isles; Aegates; Egadi Islands; Isole Egadi
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
island (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)
Holonyms ("Aegates" is a part of...):
Sicilia; Sicily (the Italian region on the island of Sicily)
Mediterranean; Mediterranean Sea (the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia)