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SEA OF CORTES
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A gulf to the west of the mainland of Mexico
Synonyms:
Gulf of California; Sea of Cortes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
gulf (an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay)
Holonyms ("Sea of Cortes" is a part of...):
Mexico; United Mexican States (a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810)