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MACON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Macon mean?
• MACON (noun)
The noun MACON has 2 senses:
1. a city in central Georgia to the southeast of Atlanta
2. fine Burgundy wine usually white and dry
Familiarity information: MACON used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A city in central Georgia to the southeast of Atlanta
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Holonyms ("Macon" is a part of...):
Empire State of the South; GA; Ga.; Georgia; Peach State (a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Fine Burgundy wine usually white and dry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
macon; maconnais
Hypernyms ("macon" is a kind of...):
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