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from sea to shining sea

from sea to shining sea prepositional phrase: from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (US, poetic) From the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

Origin of from sea to shining sea

Originally used in the charters of some of the English colonies in North America.

Questions about from sea to shining sea

What does from sea to shining sea mean?
From sea to shining sea means from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
What part of speech is from sea to shining sea?
From sea to shining sea is a prepositional phrase.

Words near from sea to shining sea in the dictionary

  1. from on high
  2. from one day to the next
  3. from pillar to post
  4. from post to pillar
  5. from scratch
  6. from sea to shining sea
  7. from side to side
  8. from soda to hock
  9. from someone's mouth to God's ears
  10. from soup to nuts
  11. from start to finish

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