noun
a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil)
• Syn: ↑Portugal
• Members of this Region: ↑Portuguese, ↑duenna, ↑Grand Inquisitor
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑European country, ↑European nation
• Member Holonyms:
↑European Union, ↑EU, ↑European Community, ↑EC, ↑European Economic Community, ↑EEC, ↑Common Market, ↑Europe, ↑North Atlantic Treaty Organization, ↑NATO
• Part Holonyms: ↑Iberian Peninsula, ↑Iberia, ↑Europe
• Member Meronyms: ↑Portuguese
• Part Meronyms:
↑Azores, ↑Acores, ↑Madeira Islands, ↑Madeiras, ↑Braga, ↑Lisbon, ↑Lisboa, ↑capital of Portugal, ↑Porto, ↑Oporto, ↑Setubal, ↑Lusitania, ↑Tagus, ↑Tagus River
Useful english dictionary. 2012.