PALAU
Dictionary entry overview: What does Palau mean?
• PALAU (noun)
The noun PALAU has 2 senses:
1. a republic in the western central Pacific Ocean in association with the United States
2. a chain of more than 200 islands about 400 miles long in the western central Pacific Ocean
Familiarity information: PALAU used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PALAU (noun)
Meaning:
A republic in the western central Pacific Ocean in association with the United States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Palau; Republic of Palau; TT
Instance hypernyms:
country; land; state (the territory occupied by a nation)
Holonyms ("Palau" is a part of...):
Belau; Palau; Palau Islands; Pelew (a chain of more than 200 islands about 400 miles long in the western central Pacific Ocean)
Meaning:
A chain of more than 200 islands about 400 miles long in the western central Pacific Ocean
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Belau; Palau Islands; Pelew; Palau
Instance hypernyms:
archipelago (a group of many islands in a large body of water)
Meronyms (parts of "Palau"):
Palau; Republic of Palau; TT (a republic in the western central Pacific Ocean in association with the United States)
Holonyms ("Palau" is a part of...):
Pacific; Pacific Ocean (the largest ocean in the world)
