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CARLSBAD CAVERNS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Carlsbad Caverns mean?
• CARLSBAD CAVERNS (noun)
The noun CARLSBAD CAVERNS has 1 sense:
1. a group of caverns in southeastern New Mexico noted for their stalactites and stalagmites
Familiarity information: CARLSBAD CAVERNS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A group of caverns in southeastern New Mexico noted for their stalactites and stalagmites
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
cavern (a large cave or a large chamber in a cave)
Holonyms ("Carlsbad Caverns" is a part of...):
Land of Enchantment; N.M.; New Mexico; NM (a state in southwestern United States on the Mexican border)
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