BURGUNDY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A dark purplish-red to blackish-red color

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("burgundy" is a kind of...):

dark red (a red color that reflects little light)

Meaning:

Red table wine from the Burgundy region of France (or any similar wine made elsewhere)

Synonyms:

Burgundy; Burgundy wine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("Burgundy" is a kind of...):

vino; wine (fermented juice (of grapes especially))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Burgundy"):

Beaujolais (dry fruity light red wine drunk within a few months after it is made; from the Beaujolais district in southeastern France)

Chablis; white Burgundy (dry white table wine of Chablis, France or a wine resembling it)

Montrachet (a white Burgundy wine)

Meaning:

A former province of eastern France that is famous for its wines

Synonyms:

Bourgogne; Burgundy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

French region (a geographical subdivision of France)

Holonyms ("Burgundy" is a part of...):

France; French Republic (a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe)