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BUCKINGHAM PALACE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Buckingham Palace mean?
• BUCKINGHAM PALACE (noun)
The noun BUCKINGHAM PALACE has 1 sense:
1. the London residence of the British sovereign
Familiarity information: BUCKINGHAM PALACE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The London residence of the British sovereign
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
castle; palace (a large and stately mansion)
Holonyms ("Buckingham Palace" is a part of...):
City of Westminster; Westminster (a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey)
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