North Sea
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English North-see, from Old English norþsǣ (“northern sea, Bristol Channel, Baltic, North Sea”), equivalent to north + sea. Cognate with West Frisian Noardsee (“North Sea”), Dutch Noordzee (“North Sea”), German Nordsee (“North Sea”), Swedish Nordsjön (“North Sea”), Icelandic Norðursjór (“North Sea”).
Proper noun [edit]
- An inlet of the Atlantic Ocean between Britain (in the west), Scandinavia (in the east) and Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and France (in the south).
Synonyms [edit]
- (obsolete) German Ocean, German Sea
Translations [edit]
an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean betwwen Britain, Scandinavia and Germanym, the Neatherlands, Belgium and France
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