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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 Seaplay

  Familiarity information: SCHELDT RIVER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SCHELDT RIVER (noun)


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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