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CAY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cay mean? 

CAY (noun)
  The noun CAY has 1 sense:

1. a coral reef off the southern coast of Floridaplay

  Familiarity information: CAY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CAY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A coral reef off the southern coast of Florida

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

cay; Florida key; key

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

coral reef (a reef consisting of coral consolidated into limestone)

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

Everglade State; FL; Fla.; Florida; Sunshine State (a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War. In Spanish, Florida means Flowery)


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