Instance_Hypernym

noun

a demarcated area of the Earth

Mashriq 1

noun

Arabic name for the Middle East

Part_meronym

Fertile Crescent 1

noun

a geographical area of fertile land in the Middle East stretching in a broad semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates

Israel 2

noun

an ancient kingdom of the Hebrew tribes at the southeastern end of the Mediterranean Sea; founded by Saul around 1025 BC and destroyed by the Assyrians in 721 BC

Israel 1

noun

Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine

Egypt 1

noun

a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC

Iran 1

noun

a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil

Near East 1

noundomain: location

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century

Examples

1.the Middle East is the cradle of Western civilization

Synonyms

Instance_Hyponym

Mashriq 1

noun

Arabic name for the Middle East

Part_holonym

Fertile Crescent 1

noun

a geographical area of fertile land in the Middle East stretching in a broad semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates

Israel 2

noun

an ancient kingdom of the Hebrew tribes at the southeastern end of the Mediterranean Sea; founded by Saul around 1025 BC and destroyed by the Assyrians in 721 BC

Israel 1

noun

Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine

Egypt 1

noun

a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC

Iran 1

noun

a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil

Member_of_this_domain_-_REGION

Operation Desert Storm 1

noun

the United States and its allies defeated Iraq in a ground war that lasted 100 hours (1991)

Arab-Israeli War 2

noun

tension between Arabs and Israeli erupted into a brief war in June 1967; Israel emerged as a major power in the Middle East

Arab-Israeli War 1

noun

Egypt and Syria attacked Israel in October 1973 (on Yom Kippur); Israel counterattacked and drove the Syrians back and crossed the Suez Canal into Egypt

zarf 1

noun

an ornamental metal cup-shaped holder for a hot coffee cup

pita 1

noun

usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling

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