PARKA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A kind of heavy jacket ('windcheater' is a British term)

Synonyms:

anorak; parka; windbreaker; windcheater

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("parka" is a kind of...):

jacket (a short coat)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "parka"):

cagoule (lightweight parka; waterproof)

ski jacket; ski parka (a parka to be worn while skiing)