the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations

Europe 1

noun

the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles

Roman Empire 1

noundomain: location

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

an empire established by Augustus in 27 BC and divided in AD 395 into the Western Roman Empire and the eastern or Byzantine Empire; at its peak lands in Europe and Africa and Asia were ruled by ancient Rome

Member_holonym

Roman 2

noun

an inhabitant of the ancient Roman Empire

Part_holonym

Byzantine Empire 1

noun

a continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395

Western Roman Empire 1

noun

the western part after the Roman Empire was divided in 395; it lasted only until 476

Africa 1

noun

the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean

Asia 1

noun

the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations

Europe 1

noun

the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles

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ancients 1

noun

people who lived in times long past (especially during the historical period before the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe)

prefecture 1

noun

the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire)