AQUILA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Aquila mean? 

• AQUILA (noun)
  The noun AQUILA has 3 senses:

1. a constellation in the Milky Way near Cygnus; contains the star Altair

2. the provincial capital of the Abruzzi region in central Italy

3. a genus of Accipitridae

  Familiarity information: AQUILA used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AQUILA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A constellation in the Milky Way near Cygnus; contains the star Altair

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)

Meronyms (members of "Aquila"):

Altair (double star 15.7 light years from Earth; the brightest star in the Aquila constellation)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The provincial capital of the Abruzzi region in central Italy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Aquila; Aquila degli Abruzzi; L'Aquila

Instance hypernyms:

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

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

Abruzzi; Abruzzi e Molise (a mountainous region of central Italy on the Adriatic)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A genus of Accipitridae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Aquila; genus Aquila

Hypernyms ("Aquila" is a kind of...):

bird genus (a genus of birds)

Meronyms (members of "Aquila"):

Aquila chrysaetos; golden eagle (large eagle of mountainous regions of the northern hemisphere having a golden-brown head and neck)

Aquila rapax; tawny eagle (brownish eagle of Africa and parts of Asia)

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

Accipitridae; family Accipitridae (hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles)