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CARTAGENA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cartagena mean? 

CARTAGENA (noun)
  The noun CARTAGENA has 2 senses:

1. a port in southeastern Spain on the Mediterraneanplay

2. a port city in northwestern Colombia on the Caribbeanplay

  Familiarity information: CARTAGENA used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CARTAGENA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A port in southeastern Spain on the Mediterranean

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)

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

Espana; Kingdom of Spain; Spain (a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A port city in northwestern Colombia on the Caribbean

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)

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

Colombia; Republic of Colombia (a republic in northwestern South America with a coastline on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; achieved independence from Spain in 1821 under the leadership of Simon Bolivar; Spanish is the official language)


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