CEBU

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cebu mean? 

• CEBU (noun)
  The noun CEBU has 2 senses:

1. an important seaport on the island of Cebu in the Philippines

2. one of the Visayan islands of the central Philippines; important for its fine harbor

  Familiarity information: CEBU used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CEBU (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An important seaport on the island of Cebu in the Philippines

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Cebu; Cebu City

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

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

Philippines; Republic of the Philippines (a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946)

Sense 2

Meaning:

One of the Visayan islands of the central Philippines; important for its fine harbor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

island (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)

Meronyms (members of "Cebu"):

Cebuan (inhabitant of the island of Cebu; a member of the Visayan people of the Philippines)

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

Philippine Islands; Philippines (an archipelago in the southwestern Pacific including some 7000 islands)