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ILES COMORES
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Three main islands and numerous islets in the Indian Ocean between Mozambique and Madagascar
Synonyms:
Comoro Islands; Iles Comores
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
archipelago (a group of many islands in a large body of water)
Meronyms (parts of "Iles Comores"):
Comoros; Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros (a country on the Comoro Islands)
Holonyms ("Iles Comores" 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)