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ORINOCO RIVER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Orinoco River mean?
• ORINOCO RIVER (noun)
The noun ORINOCO RIVER has 1 sense:
1. a South American river 1,500 miles long; flows into the South Atlantic
Familiarity information: ORINOCO RIVER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A South American river 1,500 miles long; flows into the South Atlantic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
Orinoco; Orinoco River
Instance hypernyms:
river (a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek))
Holonyms ("Orinoco River" is a part of...):
Colombia; Republic of Colombia (a republic in northwestern South America with a coastline on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; achieved independence from Spain in 1821 under the leadership of Simon Bolivar; Spanish is the official language)
Republic of Venezuela; Venezuela (a republic in northern South America on the Caribbean; achieved independence from Spain in 1811; rich in oil)
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