MUSCAT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Muscat mean? 

• MUSCAT (noun)
  The noun MUSCAT has 4 senses:

1. any of several cultivated grapevines that produce sweet white grapes

2. a port on the Gulf of Oman and capital of the sultanate of Oman

3. wine from muscat grapes

4. sweet aromatic grape used for raisins and wine

  Familiarity information: MUSCAT used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MUSCAT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of several cultivated grapevines that produce sweet white grapes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

muscat; muskat

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

common grape vine; vinifera; vinifera grape; Vitis vinifera (common European grape cultivated in many varieties; chief source of Old World wine and table grapes)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A port on the Gulf of Oman and capital of the sultanate of Oman

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

capital of Oman; Masqat; Muscat

Instance hypernyms:

port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)

national capital (the capital city of a nation)

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

Muscat and Oman; Oman; Sultanate of Oman (a strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula; the economy is dominated by oil)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Wine from muscat grapes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

muscadel; muscadelle; muscat; muscatel

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

fortified wine (wine to which alcohol (usually grape brandy) has been added)

Holonyms ("muscat" is a substance of...):

muscat; muscat grape; muscatel (sweet aromatic grape used for raisins and wine)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Sweet aromatic grape used for raisins and wine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

muscat; muscat grape; muscatel

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

vinifera grape (grape from a cultivated variety of the common grape vine of Europe)

Meronyms (substance of "muscat"):

muscadel; muscadelle; muscat; muscatel (wine from muscat grapes)