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PUNTA ARENAS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Punta Arenas mean?
• PUNTA ARENAS (noun)
The noun PUNTA ARENAS has 1 sense:
1. a city in southern Chile on the Strait of Magellan; the southernmost city in the world
Familiarity information: PUNTA ARENAS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A city in southern Chile on the Strait of Magellan; the southernmost city in the world
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 ("Punta Arenas" is a part of...):
Chile; Republic of Chile (a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast)
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