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LIBERIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A republic in West Africa; established in 1822 by Americans as a way to free negro slaves
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
African country; African nation (any one of the countries occupying the African continent)
Meronyms (parts of "Liberia"):
capital of Liberia; Liberian capital; Monrovia (the capital and chief port and largest city of Liberia)
Meronyms (members of "Liberia"):
Liberian (a native or inhabitant of Liberia)
Holonyms ("Liberia" is a part of...):
Africa (the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean)
Derivation:
Liberian (of or relating to Liberia or its people)
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