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GRENADA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Grenada mean?
• GRENADA (noun)
The noun GRENADA has 1 sense:
1. an island state in the West Indies in the southeastern Caribbean Sea; an independent state within the British Commonwealth
Familiarity information: GRENADA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An island state in the West Indies in the southeastern Caribbean Sea; an independent state within the British Commonwealth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
country; land; state (the territory occupied by a nation)
Meronyms (parts of "Grenada"):
capital of Grenada; St. George's (the capital and largest city of Grenada)
Meronyms (members of "Grenada"):
Grenadian (a native or inhabitant of Grenada)
Holonyms ("Grenada" is a part of...):
Windward Islands; Windward Isles (a group of islands in the southeastern West Indies; the southern part of the Lesser Antilles)
Holonyms ("Grenada" is a member of...):
OAS; Organization of American States (an association including most countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation)
Derivation:
Grenadian (of or relating to or characteristic of Grenada or its inhabitants)
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