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BERLIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A limousine with a glass partition between the front and back seats
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("berlin" is a kind of...):
limo; limousine (large luxurious car; usually driven by a chauffeur)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Capital of Germany located in eastern Germany
Synonyms:
Berlin; German capital
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
national capital (the capital city of a nation)
Meronyms (parts of "Berlin"):
West Berlin (the part of Berlin under United States and British and French control until 1989)
Meronyms (members of "Berlin"):
Berliner (an inhabitant of Berlin)
Holonyms ("Berlin" is a part of...):
Deutschland; Federal Republic of Germany; FRG; Germany (a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990)
Derivation:
Berliner (an inhabitant of Berlin)
Sense 3
Meaning:
United States songwriter (born in Russia) who wrote more than 1500 songs and several musical comedies (1888-1989)
Synonyms:
Berlin; Irving Berlin; Israel Baline
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
ballad maker; songster; songwriter (a composer of words or music for popular songs)
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