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bioceanic

bioceanic adjective: pertaining to (for example, bordering on, connecting, or dividing) two oceans.

Adjective

bioceanic

  1. Pertaining to (for example, bordering on, connecting, or dividing) two oceans.
    • Another definitional problem arises in connection with the bioceanic countries — that is, those bordering on two [oceans].1976, Endel-Jakob Kolde, The Pacific Quest: The Concept and Scope of an Oceanic Community
    • […] existing routes that are considered to be Bioceanic Roadways will be given priority for completion.1995, Growing Argentina, 1995-1999: 1995-1999 Five-year Plan : National Executive Power

Examples of bioceanic in a sentence

  • The only bioceanic connection between Rio Grande and Valparaíso is made up of 2,780 kilometers of highways through the state of Rio Grande do Sul and several provinces in Argentina.2000, Leigh B. Boske, Transportation in the Americas: Its Role in International Trade, Economic Integration, and Sustainable Development...
  • We find another instance of the maritime thrust in the controversial "bioceanic" approach, a proposal whereby Chile exercises dominance in the South Pacific and Argentina controls the South Atlantic.2010 July 22, Philip Kelly, Checkerboards and Shatterbelts: The Geopolitics of South America, University of Texas Press, →ISBN, page 68:
  • Argentina argued that, since the bioceanic principle was implicit in the[…]2016 September 30, Andrés Villar Gertner, Autonomy and Negotiation in Foreign Policy: The Beagle Channel Crisis, Springer, →ISBN, page 43:
  • […] of a bioceanic railway corridor connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through the heart of South America.2020 March 3, Francisco José B. S. Leandro, Paulo Afonso B. Duarte, The Belt and Road Initiative: An Old Archetype of a New Development...

Origin of bioceanic

From bi- + oceanic.

Questions about bioceanic

What does bioceanic mean?
Bioceanic means pertaining to (for example, bordering on, connecting, or dividing) two oceans.
How do you use bioceanic in a sentence?
The only bioceanic connection between Rio Grande and Valparaíso is made up of 2,780 kilometers of highways through the state of Rio Grande do Sul and several provinces in Argentina.
What part of speech is bioceanic?
Bioceanic is an adjective.

Words near bioceanic in the dictionary

  1. biocatalyzators
  2. biocatalyzed
  3. biocathode
  4. biocathodes
  5. biocathodic
  6. bioceanic
  7. biocellate
  8. biocellular
  9. biocementation
  10. biocenologies
  11. biocenology

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