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PRONUNCIATION OF ARAFURA SEA

Arafura Sea  [ˌærəˈfʊərə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ARAFURA SEA

noun
adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Arafura Sea is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ARAFURA SEA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Arafura Sea

The Arafura Sea lies west of the Pacific Ocean overlying the continental shelf between Australia and Indonesian New Guinea.

Definition of Arafura Sea in the English dictionary

The definition of Arafura Sea in the dictionary is a part of the W Pacific Ocean, between N Australia and SW New Guinea.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ARAFURA SEA


assurer
əˈʃʊərə
Bonaventura
ˌbɒnəvɛnˈtjʊərə
bravura
brəˈvjʊərə
Bujumbura
ˌbuːdʒəmˈbʊərə
caricatura
ˌkærɪkəˈtjʊərə
dura
ˈdjʊərə
insurer
ɪnˈʃʊərə
Jayapura
ˌdʒɑːjɑːˈpʊərə
jura
ˈdʒʊərə
juror
ˈdʒʊərə
Madura
məˈdʊərə
Mathura
ˈmʌtʊərə
mura
ˈmʊərə
natura
nəˈtʊərə
procurer
prəˈkjʊərə
shura
ˈʃʊərə
sura
ˈsʊərə
surah
ˈsʊərə
surra
ˈsʊərə
tourer
ˈtʊərə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ARAFURA SEA

Arad
Arae
araeometer
araeometric
araeometrical
araeometry
araeostyle
araeosystyle
Arafat
Aragats
Aragon
Aragonese
aragonite
aragonitic
Araguaia
Araguaya
araise
arak
Arakan Yoma
Araks

WORDS THAT END LIKE ARAFURA SEA

Baltic Sea
Banda Sea
Barents Sea
Black Sea
Caribbean Sea
China Sea
Coral Sea
Dead Sea
East China Sea
Inland Sea
Java Sea
Kara Sea
Mediterranean Sea
North Sea
Norwegian Sea
Pechora Sea
Philippine Sea
Red Sea
Sargasso Sea
South China Sea

Synonyms and antonyms of Arafura Sea in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Arafura Sea» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ARAFURA SEA

Find out the translation of Arafura Sea to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Arafura Sea from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Arafura Sea» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

阿拉弗拉海
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Mar Arafura
570 millions of speakers

English

Arafura Sea
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Arafura सागर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البحر أرافورا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Арафурское море
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Mar de Arafura
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আরাফুর সাগর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Arafura
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Laut Arafura
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Arafurasee
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アラフラ海
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아라 푸라 해
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Segara Arafura
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Biển Arafura
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அரஃபுரா கடல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अराफरा सागर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Arafura Denizi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Arafura Sea
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Morze Arafura
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Арафурське море
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Marea Arafura
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Arafura Θάλασσα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Arafura See
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Arafura Sea
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Arafura Sea
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Arafura Sea

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ARAFURA SEA»

The term «Arafura Sea» is normally little used and occupies the 126.833 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ARAFURA SEA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Arafura Sea» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Arafura Sea» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Arafura Sea

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ARAFURA SEA»

Discover the use of Arafura Sea in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Arafura Sea and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Ecology of the Indonesian Seas
To the southwest, the Torres Strait separates the Arafura Sea from the Coral Sea, while the Timor Sea forms the southwest boundary. The Gulf of Carpentaria forms the southern boundary. The Arafura Sea covers a vast shallow bank ...
Tomas Tomascik, 1997
2
Staghorn Corals of the World: A Revision of the Coral Genus ...
S Main 1 a N Arafura Sea, Darwin a N Arafura Sea. Darwin a N Arafura Sea, Darwin a \ Arafura Sea, Darwin a \ Arafura Sea, Darwin a N Arafura Sea, Darwin a \ Arafura Sea, Darwin .l X Arafura Sea, Darwin a \ Arafura Sea, Darwin a N Arafura ...
Carden C. Wallace, 1999
3
Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. ...
A. Widely spread in the Chinese and Japanese Seas, off the Philippines and southwards into the Arafura Sea. The Challenger obtained numerous specimens at depths of 115 fathoms (Station 204B), 140 fathoms (Station 192), and 152 ...
Great Britain. Challenger Office, Charles Wyville Thomson, Sir John Murray, 1887
4
A summary of the scientific results obtained at the ...
Fishes (Gunther, Zool. pts. 6 and 78). Ahafura Sea. Trygon pastinaca, Linne. ( Arafura Sea) ; obtained also at Japan. Serranus diacanthus, C.V. (Station 189); obtained also at Station 203, 20 fathoms, and Hong Kong. Mesoprion annularis, C.V. ...
Sir John Murray, 1895
5
Biology, Fisheries, and Culture of Tropical Groupers and ...
Taiwanese Thai B Northwest Sh EH Arafura Sea D Timor Sea Fig. 3 . Monthly effort for Taiwanese and Thai fleets In Australia's northern trawl fishery during 1 980- \ 990. Taiwanese fleet on the Northwest Shelf (cross hatch), and In the Timor  ...
Francisco Arreguín-Sánchez, J. L. Munro, M. C. Balgos, 1996
6
Growth, Mortality, and Recruitment of Commercially Important ...
... Arafura Sea H 1969 9,678 67 54 Penaeus merguiensis Arafura Sea H 1974 19,340 68 55 Penaeus merguiensis Arafura Sea H 1975 12,110 69 56 Penaeus merguiensis Arafura Sea H 1976 51,610 70 57 Penaeus merguiensis Arafura Sea ...
Daniel Pauly, 1986
7
Proceedings of the Ninth International Polychaete Conference
In northern Australia, the Gulf of Carpentaria (GoC) and Arafura Sea are adjacent water bodies separated by the shallow (55 m) Arafura Sill (Fig. 1). The region experiences a pronounced seasonal climate with a wet monsoon from November  ...
N. J. Maciolek, N.j. Maciolek & J.a. Blake (eds), James A. Blake, 2009
8
Oceanographic Cruise, Coral Sea, Arafura Sea and Java ...
This report contains oceanographic data which was obtained aboard HMAS Diamantina during an oceanographic cruise in the Coral Sea, Arafura Sea and Java Trench during April and May 1969.
J. E. Wood, Australia. Royal Australian Navy. Research Laboratory, 1969
9
River Discharge to the Coastal Ocean: A Global Synthesis
... Pacific (W) Arafura Sea Arafura Sea Arafura Sea Arafura Sea Arafura Sea Pacific (W) Arafura Sea Arafura Sea Tulangbawang River name Citarum Cudjung Opak Porong Progo Seraju Serang Tjipunagara Sumatra Alas Asahan Barumun ...
John D. Milliman, Katherine L. Farnsworth, 2011
10
Governing the Provision of Ecosystem Services
Dhimurru IPA Arafura Sea Indigenous Land Mine lease Water bodies Western Australia Great Australian Bight Victoria Tasmania Tesman Sea New South Wales Queensland Coral Sea Northern Territory Arafura Sea South Australia Indian ...
Roldan Muradian, Laura Rival, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ARAFURA SEA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Arafura Sea is used in the context of the following news items.
1
22 years a slave: Fisherman survives beating, shackling, years in …
Instead the boys were taken to the Indonesian island of Tual in the Arafura Sea, one of the world's richest fishing grounds, stocked with tuna, ... «Globalnews.ca, Jul 15»
2
Austal delivers seventh border boat
The Cape Wessel, which is named after the most northerly point of Rimbija Island in the Arafura Sea, will be used to patrol the seas across ... «The West Australian, Jul 15»
3
22 years a slave: Myanmar fisherman goes home
Instead the boys were taken to the Indonesian island of Tual in the Arafura Sea, one of the world's richest fishing grounds, stocked with tuna, ... «Christian Science Monitor, Jul 15»
4
Inpex Says No Talks Held on Pertamina's Interest in Masela Block
... field operator is working to develop the Abadi liquefied natural gas (LNG) project in the Arafura Sea, Indonesia, a company executive says. «Rigzone, Jun 15»
5
INPEX to participate in geothermal project in Indonesia
The company as operator is also engaged in developing the large scale Abadi LNG project in the Masela Block in the Arafura Sea. INPEX will ... «Your Renewable News, Jun 15»
6
Not all bad: Skippers speak out on life at sea | Bangkok Post: news
Mr Manote's ship was impounded on Nov 19, seven days after it arrived at Ambon. The vessel had been fishing in Indonesia's Arafura Sea. «Bangkok Post, May 15»
7
Unusual weather heralds a taste of the Wet in Darwin
Unseasonal weather created in the Arafura Sea is ushering in a late taste of the wet season for Darwin, with the city likely to receive its first rain ... «ABC Online, May 15»
8
Rare dry season rain for Darwin, Top End
SHOWERS and storms are expected to affect the Top End north coast, including Darwin, and islands in the Arafura Sea from late Friday until ... «Perth Now, May 15»
9
Dry season rains heading for Top End
A low pressure trough in the Arafura Sea is likely to deepen in the next few days off the NT coast. A low pressure system could even develop ... «Stock & Land, May 15»
10
Susi goes after Chinese
... five vessels were charged with operating beyond their designated fishing grounds of the Exclusive Economic Zone (ZEE) in the Arafura Sea, ... «Jakarta Post, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Arafura Sea [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/arafura-sea>. Apr 2024 ».
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