opec
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1. an organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | oil cartel, |
| definition | : | a cartel of companies or nations formed to control the production and distribution of oil (noun.group) |
| member holonym | : | algeria, algerie, democratic and popular republic of algeria, |
| definition | : | a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea with a population that is predominantly Sunni Muslim; colonized by France in the 19th century but gained autonomy in the early 1960s (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | arab republic of egypt, egypt, united arab republic, |
| definition | : | a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | bharat, india, republic of india, |
| definition | : | a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947 (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | dutch east indies, indonesia, republic of indonesia, |
| definition | : | a republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far East and Pacific regions (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | iran, islamic republic of iran, persia, |
| definition | : | a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | al-iraq, irak, iraq, republic of iraq, |
| definition | : | a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | koweit, kuwait, state of kuwait, |
| definition | : | an Arab kingdom in Asia on the northwestern coast of the Persian Gulf; a major source of petroleum (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | katar, qatar, state of katar, state of qatar, |
| definition | : | an Arab country on the peninsula of Qatar; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; the economy is dominated by oil (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | kingdom of saudi arabia, saudi arabia, |
| definition | : | an absolute monarchy occupying most of the Arabian Peninsula in southwest Asia; vast oil reserves dominate the economy (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | united arab emirates, |
| definition | : | a federation of seven Arab emirates on the eastern Arabian peninsula; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; rich in oil reserves (noun.location) |
| member holonym | : | republic of venezuela, venezuela, |
| definition | : | a republic in northern South America on the Caribbean; achieved independence from Spain in 1811; rich in oil (noun.location) |
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