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PURACE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An inactive volcano in the Andes in southern Colombia; last erupted in 1950
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
volcano (a mountain formed by volcanic material)
Holonyms ("Purace" is a part of...):
Colombia; Republic of Colombia (a republic in northwestern South America with a coastline on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; achieved independence from Spain in 1821 under the leadership of Simon Bolivar; Spanish is the official language)