Arafura Sea
Arafura Sea proper noun: a sea lying directly north of Arnhem Land and south of West Papua.
Proper noun
the Arafura Sea
- A sea lying directly north of Arnhem Land and south of West Papua.
Arafura Sea meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
Arafura Sea in Hindi
- sea between Arnhem Land and West Papua
- आराफ़ूरा सागर ārāfūrā sāgar
Arafura Sea in Tamil
- sea between Arnhem Land and West Papua
- அரஃபூரா கடல் arafūrā kaṭal
Arafura Sea in Marathi
- sea between Arnhem Land and West Papua
- अराफुरा समुद्र arāphurā samudra
Arafura Sea in Bengali
- sea between Arnhem Land and West Papua
- আরাফুরা সাগর araphura śagor
More languagesFewer languages
- Arafura Sea in Telugu
- అరాఫురా సముద్రం arāphurā samudraṁ
- Arafura Sea in Malayalam
- അറഫുര കടൽ aṟaphura kaṭal
- Arafura Sea in Punjabi
- ਅਰਾਫ਼ੁਰਾ ਸਮੁੰਦਰ arāfurā samundar
- Arafura Sea in Arabic
- بَحْر آرَافُورَا baḥr ʔārāfūrā
- Arafura Sea in Malay
- Laut Arafura
- Arafura Sea in Indonesian
- Laut Arafura
- Arafura Sea in Persian
- دریای آرافورا daryâ-ye ârâfurâ
- Arafura Sea in Thai
- ทะเลอาราฟูรา tá-lee aa-raa-fuu-raa
- Arafura Sea in Vietnamese
- biển Arafura
Origin of Arafura Sea
Uncertain. Some theories of its origin have been presented, such as it deriving from Portuguese Alfours (“free men”), but it is more likely that it is named for the Harrafora, the indigenous name for the "people of the mountains" in the Moluccas. First recorded use dates to at least 1663.
Questions about Arafura Sea
- What does Arafura Sea mean?
- Arafura Sea means a sea lying directly north of Arnhem Land and south of West Papua.
- What is Arafura Sea in Hindi?
- Arafura Sea in Hindi is आराफ़ूरा सागर (ārāfūrā sāgar). See Arafura Sea meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Arafura Sea?
- Arafura Sea is a proper noun.
Words near Arafura Sea in the dictionary
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