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CALEDONIAN CANAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A canal in northern Scotland that links North Sea with the Atlantic Ocean; runs diagonally between Moray Firth at the northeastern end and Loch Linnhe at the southwestern end; now little used
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Instance hypernyms:
canal (long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation)
Holonyms ("Caledonian Canal" is a part of...):
Scotland (one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts)