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ITALIAN PENINSULA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A boot-shaped peninsula in southern Europe extending into the Mediterranean Sea
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
peninsula (a large mass of land projecting into a body of water)
Meronyms (parts of "Italian Peninsula"):
Republic of San Marino; San Marino (the smallest republic in the world; the oldest independent country in Europe (achieved independence in 301); located in the Apennines and completely surrounded by Italy)
Holonyms ("Italian Peninsula" is a part of...):
Italia; Italian Republic; Italy (a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD)
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