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Oyashio

Oyashio proper noun: the oceanic current forming the swift, warm, northward-flowing western quarter of the North Pacific Gyre.

Proper noun

the Oyashio

  1. (usually) The oceanic current forming the swift, warm, northward-flowing western quarter of the North Pacific Gyre.

Synonyms of Oyashio

Forms of Oyashio

alternative formOya Shio
alternative formOya Siwo
alternative formOyasiwo

Origin of Oyashio

Borrowed from the rōmaji transcription of Japanese 親潮 (Oyashio, “Parent Tide”).

Phrases with Oyashio

Questions about Oyashio

What does Oyashio mean?
Oyashio means the oceanic current forming the swift, warm, northward-flowing western quarter of the North Pacific Gyre.
What part of speech is Oyashio?
Oyashio is a proper noun.

Words near Oyashio in the dictionary

  1. Oyana
  2. Oyanagi
  3. Oyang
  4. oyans
  5. Oyapock
  6. Oyashio
  7. Oyashio Current
  8. Oyasiwo
  9. Oyda
  10. oyelite
  11. Oyen

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