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NEW HEBRIDES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does New Hebrides mean?
• NEW HEBRIDES (noun)
The noun NEW HEBRIDES has 1 sense:
1. a volcanic island republic in Melanesia; independent since 1980
Familiarity information: NEW HEBRIDES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A volcanic island republic in Melanesia; independent since 1980
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
New Hebrides; Republic of Vanuatu; Vanuatu
Instance hypernyms:
country; land; state (the territory occupied by a nation)
Meronyms (parts of "New Hebrides"):
capital of Vanuatu; Port Vila; Vila (capital of Vanuatu)
Holonyms ("New Hebrides" is a part of...):
Melanesia (the islands in the southwestern part of Oceania)
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