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BALI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Bali mean? 

BALI (noun)
  The noun BALI has 1 sense:

1. an island in Indonesia to the east of Java; striking volcanic scenery; culture is known for elaborate dances and rituals and for handicraftsplay

  Familiarity information: BALI used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BALI (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

An island in Indonesia to the east of Java; striking volcanic scenery; culture is known for elaborate dances and rituals and for handicrafts

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

island (a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water)

Holonyms ("Bali" is a part of...):

Dutch East Indies; Indonesia; Republic of Indonesia (a republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far East and Pacific regions)

Holonyms ("Bali" is a member of...):

Lesser Sunda Islands; Nusa Tenggara (a chain of islands forming a province of Indonesia to the east of Java; includes Bali and Timor)


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