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dead sea

/ˈdɛd ˈsiː/

dead sea is the alternative letter-case form of Dead Sea.

Proper noun capitalized: Dead Sea

the Dead Sea

  1. A lake in the Middle East in Palestine and Jordan, noted for high salinity and for its banks being the lowest land-based elevation on Earth.

Synonyms of dead sea

Origin of dead sea

Calque of Latin Mare Mortuus, under influence from Byzantine Greek Νεκρά Θάλασσα (Nekrá Thálassa) and Arabic اَلْبَحْر الْمَيِّت (al-baḥr al-mayyit).

Words formed from dead sea

Questions about dead sea

What does dead sea mean?
Dead sea means a lake in the Middle East in Palestine and Jordan, noted for high salinity and for its banks being the lowest land-based elevation on Earth.
What is dead sea the alternative letter-case form of?
Dead sea is the alternative letter-case form of Dead Sea.
What part of speech is dead sea?
Dead sea is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce dead sea?
Dead sea is pronounced /ˈdɛd ˈsiː/.

Words near dead sea in the dictionary

  1. dead room
  2. dead rooms
  3. dead rubber
  4. dead rubbers
  5. dead run
  6. dead sea
  7. Dead Sea apple
  8. Dead Sea apples
  9. Dead Sea effect
  10. dead section
  11. dead sections

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