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LIECHTENSTEIN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A small landlocked principality (constitutional monarchy) in central Europe located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland

Synonyms:

Liechtenstein; Principality of Liechtenstein

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

European country; European nation (any one of the countries occupying the European continent)

Meronyms (parts of "Liechtenstein"):

capital of Liechtenstein; Vaduz (the capital and largest city of Liechtenstein)

Meronyms (members of "Liechtenstein"):

Liechtensteiner (a native or inhabitant of Liechtenstein)

Holonyms ("Liechtenstein" is a part of...):

Europe (the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use 'Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles)

Derivation:

Liechtensteiner (a native or inhabitant of Liechtenstein)

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