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TAGUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Tagus mean?
• TAGUS (noun)
The noun TAGUS has 1 sense:
1. a European river; flows into the North Atlantic
Familiarity information: TAGUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A European river; flows into the North Atlantic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
Tagus; Tagus River
Instance hypernyms:
river (a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek))
Holonyms ("Tagus" is a part of...):
Portugal; Portuguese Republic (a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil))
Espana; Kingdom of Spain; Spain (a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power)
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