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zhou1 huo4 sheng3 (StateOrProvince)

Administrative subdivisions of a Nation that are broader than any other political subdivisions that may exist. This Class includes the states of the United States, as well as the provinces of Canada and European countries.

Ontology

SUMO / OBJECTS

Superclass(es)

[tree]
shi2 ti3
is subclass of
  wu4 zhi4 de5  
is subclass of
  wu4 ti1  
is subclass of
  qu1 yu4  
is subclass of
  di4 li3 qu1 yu4  
is subclass of
[tree]
shi2 ti3
is subclass of
  wu4 zhi4 de5  
is subclass of
  wu4 ti1  
is subclass of
  shi1 shi4 zhe3  
is subclass of
is subclass of
  di4 li3 zheng4 zhi4 qu1 yu4  
is subclass of
[tree]
shi2 ti3
is subclass of
  wu4 zhi4 de5  
is subclass of
  wu4 ti1  
is subclass of
  qu1 yu4  
is subclass of
  di4 li3 qu1 yu4  
is subclass of
  lu4 di4  
is subclass of
is subclass of
  zhou1 huo4 sheng3  

Coordinate term(s)

di4 zhi3  cheng2 shi4  da4 lu4  dao3 yu3  guo2 jia1 

Related WordNet synsets

state, province
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation; "his state is in the deep south"
state is kind of (all)...   state is kind of...   kinds of state...   kinds of state (all)...   state is member of...  
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Axioms (1)

If state shi4 zhou1 huo4 sheng3 de5 shi2 li4, then there exists guo2 jia1 land so_that_not state shi4 land de5 zheng4 bu4 fen5. 
(=>
      (instance ?STATE StateOrProvince)
      (exists
            (?LAND)
            (and
                  (instance ?LAND Nation)
                  (properPart ?STATE ?LAND))))