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ILIUM
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Irregular inflected form: ilia
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The upper and widest of the three bones making up the hipbone
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("ilium" is a kind of...):
bone; os (rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates)
Meronyms (parts of "ilium"):
arteria iliaca; iliac artery (one of the large arteries supplying blood to the pelvis and legs)
Holonyms ("ilium" is a part of...):
hip; pelvic arch; pelvic girdle; pelvis (the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Meronyms (members of "Ilium"):
Dardan; Dardanian; Trojan (a native of ancient Troy)
Holonyms ("Ilium" is a part of...):
Anatolia; Asia Minor (a peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey)
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