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1. the syllable naming the sixth (submediant) note of a major or minor scale in solmization (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	solfa syllable,
definition	:	one of the names for notes of a musical scale in solmization (noun.communication)

2. a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War (noun.location)

instance hypernym	:	american state,
definition	:	one of the 50 states of the United States (noun.location)

part holonym	:	alexandria,
definition	:	a town in Louisiana on the Red River (noun.location)

part holonym	:	baton rouge, capital of louisiana,
definition	:	capital of Louisiana (noun.location)

part holonym	:	lafayette,
definition	:	a town in south central Louisiana; settled by Acadians (noun.location)

part holonym	:	monroe,
definition	:	a town in north central Louisiana (noun.location)

part holonym	:	morgan city,
definition	:	a town in southeast Louisiana to the south of Baton Rouge (noun.location)

part holonym	:	new orleans,
definition	:	a port and largest city in Louisiana; located in southeastern Louisiana near the mouth of the Mississippi river; a major center for offshore drilling for oil in the Gulf of Mexico; jazz originated here among black musicians in the late 19th century; Mardi Gras is celebrated here each year (noun.location)

part holonym	:	shreveport,
definition	:	a city in northwest Louisiana on the Red River near the Texas border (noun.location)

part holonym	:	ouachita, ouachita river,
definition	:	a river that rises in western Arkansas and flows southeast into eastern Louisiana to become a tributary of the Red River (noun.object)

part holonym	:	red, red river,
definition	:	a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows eastward from Texas along the southern boundary of Oklahoma and through Louisiana (noun.object)

part meronym	:	america, the states, u.s., u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa,
definition	:	North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 (noun.location)

part meronym	:	gulf states,
definition	:	a region of the United States comprising states bordering the Gulf of Mexico; Alabama and Florida and Louisiana and Mississippi and Texas (noun.location)

part meronym	:	south,
definition	:	the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line (noun.location)

part meronym	:	deep south,
definition	:	the southeastern region of the United States: South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama and Mississippi and Louisiana; prior to the American Civil War all these states produced cotton and permitted slavery (noun.location)

member meronym	:	confederacy, confederate states, confederate states of america, dixie, dixieland, south,
definition	:	the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861 (noun.location)

3. a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	metal, metallic element,
definition	:	any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc. (noun.substance)