Hypernym

administrative district 1

noun

a district defined for administrative purposes

Instance_Hypernym

Guangdong 1

noun

a province in southern China

Gansu 1

noun

a province in north-central China; formerly part of the Silk Road to Turkistan and India and Persia

Hebei 1

noun

a populous province in northeastern China

Hunan 1

noun

a province in southeastern central China between the Nan Ling mountains and the Chang Jiang; noted for its timber and valuable mineral resources

Szechwan 1

noun

a populous province of south central China

Member_meronym

country 2

noun

the territory occupied by a nation

state 1

noundomain: location

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

Examples

1.his state is in the deep south

Synonyms

province 1
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

Hyponym

commonwealth 1

noun

the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)

eparchy 1

noun

a province in ancient Greece

American state 1

noun

one of the 50 states of the United States

Italian region 1

noun

Italy is divided into 20 regions for administrative purposes

Canadian province 1

noun

Canada is divided into 12 provinces for administrative purposes

Instance_Hyponym

Guangdong 1

noun

a province in southern China

Gansu 1

noun

a province in north-central China; formerly part of the Silk Road to Turkistan and India and Persia

Hebei 1

noun

a populous province in northeastern China

Hunan 1

noun

a province in southeastern central China between the Nan Ling mountains and the Chang Jiang; noted for its timber and valuable mineral resources

Szechwan 1

noun

a populous province of south central China

Member_holonym

country 2

noun

the territory occupied by a nation