How to make solr synonyms work

Question

I\'m trying to set up some basic synonyms in Solr. The one I\'ve been working on is:

us, usa, united states

My understanding is that adding that to the synonym f

Answer 1

For better understanding of synonym search, Please follow step by step process of implementation below (I am using solr 6.5.* version):

Step 1:

Download country-synonyms.txt text file and place it in below path:

Path: \solr-6.5.1\server\solr\yourCore\conf

yourCore: Name of core should be changed accordingly

Step 2:

Add Field type in managed-schema file in same path mentioned above:

Step 3: Add your field(Nationality) with type country in same file(managed-schema).

Step 4: Restart solr.

solr restart -p 

Step 5:

Now import your data with field containing Nationality.***

Step 6:

Now query with below cases and test:

Query:

1. Nationality:US
2. Nationality:USA
3. Nationality:United States
4. Nationality:United States of America

All above queries will give you same result.

Note:*** Import data only after performing above steps including solr restart. It may not work on existing data(For more details refer: AnalyzersTokenizersTokenFilters)