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KATAR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A peninsula extending northward from the Arabian mainland into the Persian Gulf
Synonyms:
Katar; Katar Peninsula; Qatar; Qatar Peninsula
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
peninsula (a large mass of land projecting into a body of water)
Meronyms (parts of "Katar"):
Katar; Qatar; State of Katar; State of Qatar (an Arab country on the peninsula of Qatar; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; the economy is dominated by oil)
Holonyms ("Katar" is a part of...):
Arabia; Arabian Peninsula (a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An Arab country on the peninsula of Qatar; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; the economy is dominated by oil
Synonyms:
Katar; Qatar; State of Katar; State of Qatar
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
Asian country; Asian nation (any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent)
Meronyms (parts of "Katar"):
Bida; capital of Qatar; Doha; El Beda (the capital and chief port of Qatar)
Meronyms (members of "Katar"):
Katari; Qatari (a native or inhabitant of Qatar)
Holonyms ("Katar" is a part of...):
Gulf States (the countries in southwestern Asia that border the Persian Gulf)
Katar; Katar Peninsula; Qatar; Qatar Peninsula (a peninsula extending northward from the Arabian mainland into the Persian Gulf)
Asia (the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations)
Holonyms ("Katar" is a member of...):
Arab League (an international organization of independent Arab states formed in 1945 to promote cultural and economic and military and political and social cooperation)
OPEC; Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries (an organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum)
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