English noun: infrastructure |
1. | infrastructure (artifact) the basic structure or features of a system or organization |
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| Synonyms | substructure |
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| Broader (hypernym) | structure |
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| Part meronym | system |
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2. | infrastructure (artifact) the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area |
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| Samples | The industrial base of Japan.
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| Synonyms | base |
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| Broader (hypernym) | fund, stock, store |
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| Part holonym | communication equipment, communication system, fire station, firehouse, gas system, grid, main, penal facility, penal institution, power grid, power system, public works, school system, sewage system, sewage works, sewer system, transit, transportation, transportation system, water, water supply, water system |
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