wtc (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *WTC*:
NOUN	artifact	WTC, World Trade Center, twin towers	twin skyscrapers 110 stories high in New York City

English > *WTC*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	twin skyscrapers 110 stories high in New York City; built 1368 feet tall in 1970 to 1973; destroyed by a terrorist attack on September 11, 2001.
Synonyms	World Trade Center, twin towers
Category	terrorism, act of terrorism, terrorist act	The calculated use of violence (or the threat / threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature
Instance of	skyscraper	A very tall building with many stories
Part of	New York, New York City, Greater New York	The largest city in New York State and in the United States
Spanish	Torres Gemelas, World Trade Center
Catalan	Torres Bessones, World Trade Center

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