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SCHELDT RIVER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Scheldt River mean?
• SCHELDT RIVER (noun)
The noun SCHELDT RIVER has 1 sense:
1. a river that rises in France and flows northeast across Belgium and empties into the North Sea
Familiarity information: SCHELDT RIVER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A river that rises in France and flows northeast across Belgium and empties into the North Sea
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
Scheldt; Scheldt River
Instance hypernyms:
river (a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek))
Holonyms ("Scheldt River" is a part of...):
Belgique; Belgium; Kingdom of Belgium (a monarchy in northwestern Europe; headquarters for the European Union and for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
France; French Republic (a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe)
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