REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE
Dictionary entry overview: What does Republic of Sierra Leone mean?
• REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE (noun)
The noun REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE has 1 sense:
1. a republic in West Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1961
Familiarity information: REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE (noun)
Meaning:
A republic in West Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1961
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Republic of Sierra Leone; Sierra Leone
Instance hypernyms:
African country; African nation (countries occupying the African continent)
Meronyms (parts of "Republic of Sierra Leone"):
capital of Sierra Leone; Freetown (port city and the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone)
Meronyms (members of "Republic of Sierra Leone"):
Sierra Leonean (a native or inhabitant of Sierra Leone)
Domain member region:
Revolutionary United Front; RUF (a terrorist group formed in the 1980s in Sierra Leone; seeks to overthrow the government and gain control of the diamond producing regions; responsible for attacks on civilians and children, widespread torture and murder and using children to commit atrocities; sponsored by the president of Liberia)
Holonyms ("Republic of Sierra Leone" is a part of...):
Africa (the second largest continent; located south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean)
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