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seven seas

seven seas noun: all the oceans of the world, in a common modern interpretation, the North and South Atlantic, North and South Pacific, Indian, Arctic and Antarctic Ocean, but historical interpretations differ widely.

Noun (1)

the seven seas pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only, poetic) All the oceans of the world, in a common modern interpretation, the North and South Atlantic, North and South Pacific, Indian, Arctic and Antarctic Ocean, but historical interpretations differ widely.
    • I travel the world and the seven seas / Everybody's looking for something1983, David A. Stewart, Annie Lennox, “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)”, performed by Eurythmics

Noun (2) capitalized: Seven Seas

the Seven Seas pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Alternative letter-case form of seven seas.

seven seas meaning in Arabic and Thai

seven seas in Arabic

all of the Earths oceans
اَلْبِحَار اَلسَّبْعَة al-biḥār as-sabʕa

seven seas in Thai

all of the Earths oceans
เจ็ดคาบสมุทร, เจ็ดย่านน้ำ

Forms of seven seas

alternative formSeven Seas

Origin of seven seas

The modern association with the world oceans was popularized by The Seven Seas (Rudyard Kipling, 1896).

Words formed from seven seas

Questions about seven seas

What does seven seas mean?
Seven seas means all the oceans of the world, in a common modern interpretation, the North and South Atlantic, North and South Pacific, Indian, Arctic and Antarctic Ocean, but historical interpretations differ widely.
What is seven seas in Arabic?
Seven seas in Arabic is اَلْبِحَار اَلسَّبْعَة (al-biḥār as-sabʕa). See Seven seas meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is seven seas?
Seven seas is a noun.

Words near seven seas in the dictionary

  1. seven o'clock
  2. Seven Oaks
  3. seven out
  4. Seven Sages
  5. seven seals
  6. seven seas
  7. seven shades
  8. Seven Sisters
  9. Seven Sleepers' Day
  10. Seven Stars
  11. seven thousand

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