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CARLSBAD CAVERNS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Carlsbad Caverns mean? 

CARLSBAD CAVERNS (noun)
  The noun CARLSBAD CAVERNS has 1 sense:

1. a group of caverns in southeastern New Mexico noted for their stalactites and stalagmitesplay

  Familiarity information: CARLSBAD CAVERNS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CARLSBAD CAVERNS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A group of caverns in southeastern New Mexico noted for their stalactites and stalagmites

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

cavern (a large cave or a large chamber in a cave)

Holonyms ("Carlsbad Caverns" is a part of...):

Land of Enchantment; N.M.; New Mexico; NM (a state in southwestern United States on the Mexican border)


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