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GULF OF ADEN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Arm of the Indian Ocean at the entrance to the Red Sea
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
gulf (an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay)
Holonyms ("Gulf of Aden" is a part of...):
Indian Ocean (the 3rd largest ocean; bounded by Africa on the west, Asia on the north, Australia on the east and merging with the Antarctic Ocean to the south)