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BIG SUR

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Dictionary entry overview: What does Big Sur mean?

• BIG SUR (noun)
The noun BIG SUR has 1 sense:

1. a picturesque coastal region of California south of San Francisco

Familiarity information: BIG SUR used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• BIG SUR (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A picturesque coastal region of California south of San Francisco

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)

Holonyms ("Big Sur" is a part of...):

CA; Calif.; California; Golden State (a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes)

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