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The vast Pacific Ocean has ample space for China and the United States. We welcome a constructive role by the United States in promoting peace, stability and prosperity in the region. We also hope that the United States will fully respect and accommodate the major interests and legitimate concerns of Asia-Pacific countries.
Xi Jinping

Meaning of "Pacific Ocean" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PACIFIC OCEAN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PACIFIC OCEAN

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Pacific Ocean 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 PACIFIC OCEAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pacific Ocean

Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east. At 165.25 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World Ocean – and, in turn, the hydrosphere – covers about 46% of the Earth's water surface and about one-third of its total surface area, making it larger than all of the Earth's land area combined. The equator subdivides it into the North Pacific Ocean and South Pacific Ocean, with two exceptions: the Galápagos and Gilbert Islands, while straddling the equator, are deemed wholly within the South Pacific. The Mariana Trench in the western North Pacific is the deepest point in the world, reaching a depth of 10,911 metres. The eastern Pacific Ocean was first sighted by Europeans in the early 16th century when Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa crossed the Isthmus of Panama in 1513 and discovered the great "southern sea" which he named Mar del Sur.

Definition of Pacific Ocean in the English dictionary

The definition of Pacific Ocean in the dictionary is the world's largest and deepest ocean, lying between Asia and Australia and North and South America: almost landlocked in the north, linked with the Arctic Ocean only by the Bering Strait, and extending to Antarctica in the south; has exceptionally deep trenches, and a large number of volcanic and coral islands. Area: about 165 760 000 sq km. Average depth: 4215 m. Greatest depth: Challenger Deep, 11 033 m. Greatest width: 17 066 km.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PACIFIC OCEAN

Pacific Daylight Time
Pacific Islands
Pacific Northwest
Pacific rim
Pacific Rose
Pacific Standard Time

WORDS THAT END LIKE PACIFIC OCEAN

Antarctic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
cetacean
Circean
crustacean
gallinacean
German Ocean
Indian Ocean
interocean
Joycean
laodicean
lyncean
Medicean
ocean
ostracean
Piscean
Southern Ocean
subocean
Western Ocean

Synonyms and antonyms of Pacific Ocean in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Pacific Ocean» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PACIFIC OCEAN

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

Translator English - Chinese

太平洋
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

océano Pacífico
570 millions of speakers

English

Pacific Ocean
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रशांत महासागर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الْـمُحِيطُ الْهَادِئُ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Тихий океан
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Oceano Pacífico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রশান্ত মহাসাগর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Pacifique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

lautan Pasifik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pazifik
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

太平洋
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

태평양
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

segara Pasifik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Thái Bình Dương
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பசிபிக் பெருங்கடல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रशांत महासागर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Pasifik Okyanusu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Pacifico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Pacyfik
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Тихий океан
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Oceanul Pacific
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ειρηνικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Stille Oseaan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Stilla havet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Stillehavet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Pacific Ocean

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PACIFIC OCEAN»

The term «Pacific Ocean» is quite widely used and occupies the 28.538 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PACIFIC OCEAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Pacific Ocean

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7 QUOTES WITH «PACIFIC OCEAN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Pacific Ocean.
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David R. Brower
Apollo 13, as you may remember, gave us a reactor that is bubbling away right now somewhere in the Pacific. It's supposed to be bubbling away on the moon, but it's in the Pacific Ocean instead.
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William Least Heat-Moon
Having made the trip from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean myself going up up up against twenty-five hundred miles of the Missouri River, I can testify that it's one of the most arduous trips that anyone can make on this continent and yet I had a power boat to do it in.
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Xi Jinping
The vast Pacific Ocean has ample space for China and the United States. We welcome a constructive role by the United States in promoting peace, stability and prosperity in the region. We also hope that the United States will fully respect and accommodate the major interests and legitimate concerns of Asia-Pacific countries.
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Luke Scott
There's no one here in America swimming the Pacific Ocean - or the Atlantic, or the Caribbean - to leave this place. The reason why is because of the freedom. Freedom for a man to mark out his own destiny. It's not, 'Hey, you have so much.'
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William H. Seward
Simultaneously with the establishment of the Constitution, Virginia ceded to the United States her domain, which then extended to the Mississippi, and was even claimed to extend to the Pacific Ocean.
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Jenny Shipley
It is important to remember that the Pacific Ocean covers a quarter of the world's surface and that each Pacific country has its own cultural, historical and ethnic identity.
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Alex Shoumatoff
Most of the Amazon basin is as flat as a pancake and laced with extravagantly meandering waterways. One school of thought holds that more than 145 million years ago, when Africa and South America were joined, the Amazon's main stem was connected to the Niger River and actually flowed in the opposite direction, toward the Pacific Ocean.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PACIFIC OCEAN»

Discover the use of Pacific Ocean in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Pacific Ocean and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A voyage to the Pacific Ocean: undertaken by command of His ...
undertaken by command of His Majesty, for making discoveries in the Northern Hemisphere : performed under the direction of Captains Cook, Clerke, and Gore : in the years 1776, 1777, 1778, 1779, and 1780 : being a copious, ...
James Cook, James King, 1793
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A Voyage to the Pacific Ocean
Narrative of the famous voyage of Captain James Cook and his collegues Clerke, Gore and King in the years 1776 to 1780 around the world on board of the "Resolution" and "Discovery." Volume 3 of 3.
James Cook, James King, 2009
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Pacific Ocean Boundary Problems: Status and Solutions
This book also analyses flag state jurisdiction & the repercussions of the adoption of the 1986 Convention for Registration of Ships.
Douglas M. Johnston, Mark J. Valencia, 1991
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The Pacific Ocean
Introduces the physical features and provides statistical information on the Pacific Ocean, including its plant and animal life.
Anne Ylvisaker, 2003
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The Great Ocean: Pacific Worlds from Captain Cook to the ...
A groundbreaking and lyrically written work that explores the world of the Pacific Ocean.
David Igler, 2013
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Historical Atlas of the North Pacific Ocean: Maps of ...
From antique maps of the sixteenth century to modern satellite images, this volume covers all the major explorations, such as Magellan, Bering, Cook, and Vancouver; Perry's opening of Japan; and the U.S. North Pacific Exploring Expedition.
Derek Hayes, 2001
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Oceanic and anthropogenic controls of life in the Pacific ...
This volume presents a collection of original, multidisciplinary papers written by leading scientists from the various countries of the Pacific rim.
V. I. Ilʹichev, V. V. Anikiev, 1992
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Coral Reef Fishes: Caribbean, Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean ...
Expanded and updated to include an additional 44 species, this is a handy guide to those fishes that are likely to be observed by anybody visiting or diving on the coral reefs of the Caribbean, the Indian Ocean, and the Pacific to a depth ...
Ewald Lieske, Robert Myers, 1994
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Travels to the islands of the Pacific Ocean
Arthur R. Borden's translation of J.A. Moerenhout's Travels to the Islands of the Pacific Ocean has been made from the 1942 reprint of the original 1837 French edition.
Jacques Antoine Moerenhout, Arthur R. Borden, 1993
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Alexander MacKenzie's Voyage to the Pacific Ocean In 1793
Reproduction Of Mackenzie's Journals Of Expeditions From Lake Athabasca To The Arctic Ocean And From Fort Chipewyan To The Pacific Ocean, First Published In 1801. Includes Account Of Development Of Fur Trade By The Northwest Company.
Alexander MacKenzie, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PACIFIC OCEAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Pacific Ocean is used in the context of the following news items.
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Satellite sees birth of Tropical Storm Felicia in Eastern Pacific Ocean
Tropical Storm Felicia was born early on July 23 in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, over 400 miles southwest of Baja California's southern tip. «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
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An earthquake that could devastate Pacific Northwest is coming …
... place called the Cascadia subduction zone, where a pair of tectonic plates are now grinding up against one another under the Pacific Ocean, ... «AOL News, Jul 15»
3
A call to stop mining the Pacific Ocean
A global civic movement is mounting a campaign calling to stop mining the Pacific Ocean and other deep seas. Citizens from all around the ... «Asian Correspondent, Jul 15»
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Record-Beating Pacific Ocean Heat Seen Strengthening El Nino
The El Nino in the Pacific Ocean is building strength unabated, with sea surface temperatures exceeding the 1997 record, indicating the ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
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Morro Bay looks to Pacific Ocean as water source
"Even though it's years out, the planning for a transition like this needs to start happening well in advance," Morro Bay City Engineer Rob Livick ... «The San Luis Obispo Tribune, Jul 15»
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Climate: Shift in Pacific Ocean pattern likely to drive global …
FRISCO — A shift in a decadal-scale cycle of Pacific Ocean temperatures could lead to a spike in global warming the next few years, climate ... «Summit County Citizens Voice, Jul 15»
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After a 4000-mile trek across the Pacific Ocean, Typhoon Nangka to …
The typhoon has had a long history in the Pacific Ocean, born on July 3 as a tropical depression before blossoming into a fully-fledged typhoon ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
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2015 Hurricane Season Off to Record Start: 11 Storms in Central …
Leading the way is the hyperactive Pacific Ocean, which is under the influence of an El Niño that has strengthened steadily and is increasingly ... «The Weather Channel, Jul 15»
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As Nine Storms Roar Across the Pacific Ocean, Two Forces Are to …
The Pacific Ocean, named for placidity, is roaring. In the past week, eight tropical systems — and that includes two major typhoons — have ... «Insurance Journal, Jul 15»
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The Really Big One
Eighteen months later, they reached the Pacific Ocean and made camp near the present-day town of Astoria, Oregon. The United States was, ... «The New Yorker, Jul 15»

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