Wendel Sea
Wendel Sea proper noun: the Mediterranean Sea.
Proper noun (1)
the Wendel Sea
- The Mediterranean Sea.
- From the river Danais (Tanais) westward to the river Rhine, which takes its rise in the Alps, whence it runs northward to the arm of the ocean that surrounds Britannia, and south to the river Donua or Danube, whose source is near that of the Rhine, and runs eastward in the north of Greece, till it...1807, Ezekiel Blomfield, A general view of the world
- That same year Charles succeeded to the western kingdom, and to all the kingdom on this side the Wendel sea, and beyond this sea, in like manner as his great-grand-father had it, with the exception of the Lid-wiccas.1852, Alfred (England, King), The Whole Works
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Wendel sea
the Wendel sea
- Alternative letter-case form of Wendel Sea.
Forms of Wendel Sea
| alternative form | Wendel sea |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Wendel-Sea |
| alternative form | Wendel-sea |
Origin of Wendel Sea
Partial calque of Old English Wendelsǣ (“The Mediterranean Sea”, literally “The Vandal Sea”).
Questions about Wendel Sea
- What does Wendel Sea mean?
- Wendel Sea means the Mediterranean Sea.
- What part of speech is Wendel Sea?
- Wendel Sea is a proper noun.
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