English noun: Promised Land |
1. | Promised Land (location) an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism |
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| Synonyms | Canaan, Holy Land, Palestine |
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| Instance hypernym | geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region |
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| Part holonym | Jordan, Jordan River, Juda, Judaea, Judah, Judea, Philistia, Samaria |
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| Part meronym | Asia |
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| Domain region members | chebab |
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2. | promised land (location) any place of complete bliss and delight and peace |
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| Synonyms | Eden, heaven, nirvana, paradise, Shangri-la |
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| Broader (hypernym) | part, region |
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3. | Promised Land (cognition) the goal towards which Christians strive |
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| Broader (hypernym) | Heaven |
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