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The object of all the former voyages to the South Seas undertaken by the command of his present majesty, has been the advancement of science and the increase of knowledge.
William Bligh

Meaning of "South Seas" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SOUTH SEAS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOUTH SEAS

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South Seas 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 SOUTH SEAS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

South Sea

South Sea or South Seas or Southsea may refer to: Geographic region of the Pacific ▪ Pacific Ocean south of Panama ▪ South Sea Islands ▪ Oceania, east of Australia Other geographic descriptions ▪ Nanyang, Chinese name for the geographical region south of China, particularly Southeast Asia. Literally meaning "Southern Ocean" ▪ Southern Ocean also known as the Great Southern Ocean, the Antarctic Ocean and the South Polar Ocean, comprises the southernmost waters of the World Ocean, generally taken to be south of 60°S latitude and encircling Antarctica ▪ South China Sea, a part of the Pacific Ocean, encompassing an area from Singapore to the Strait of Taiwan ▪ South Sea, one of the Four Seas ▪ Nanhai, translated into English as South Sea ▪ In Korea, the name is used for the body of water where the southeastern part of the Yellow Sea meets the southwestern part of the Sea of Japan.

Definition of South Seas in the English dictionary

The definition of South Seas in the dictionary is the seas south of the equator.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOUTH SEAS

South Moluccas
South Orkney Islands
South Ossetia
South Ossetian Autonomous Region
South Pacific
South Pole
South Saskatchewan
South Sea Bubble
South Sea Company
South Sea Islands
South Shetland Islands
South Shields
South Sudan
South Tirol
South Tyneside
South Tyrol
South Vietnam
South Vietnamese
South Wales
South West Africa

WORDS THAT END LIKE SOUTH SEAS

Aeneas
common pleas
cream teas
get ideas
green peas
high seas
inner-city areas
mushy peas
One Thousand Guineas
overseas
pancreas
Proteas
San Andreas
seas
seven seas
split peas
the Proteas
the Thousand Guineas
whereas
yeas

Synonyms and antonyms of South Seas in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «South Seas» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOUTH SEAS

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

Translator English - Chinese

南海
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mares del Sur
570 millions of speakers

English

South Seas
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दक्षिण समुद्र
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بحار الجنوب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

South Seas
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mares do Sul
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দক্ষিণ সমুদ্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mers du Sud
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Laut Selatan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Südsee
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

南太平洋
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

남쪽 바다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Segara Kidul
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

South Seas
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தென் கடல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दक्षिण समुद्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Güney Denizleri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Mari del Sud
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Oceania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

South Seas
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

South Seas
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

South Seas
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Suidsee
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Söderhavet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

South Seas
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of South Seas

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOUTH SEAS»

The term «South Seas» is regularly used and occupies the 76.108 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOUTH SEAS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about South Seas

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QUOTES WITH «SOUTH SEAS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word South Seas.
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William Bligh
The object of all the former voyages to the South Seas undertaken by the command of his present majesty, has been the advancement of science and the increase of knowledge.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOUTH SEAS»

Discover the use of South Seas in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to South Seas and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Preserving the Self in the South Seas, 1680-1840
Jonathan Lamb introduces us to the writings of South Seas explorers, and finds in them unexpected and poignant tales of selves alarmed and transformed.
Jonathan Lamb, 2001
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White Shadows in the South Seas
" The first of these volumes, 1919's White Shadows in the South Seas, was a tremendous bestseller in its day, and no wonder.
Frederick O'Brien, 2006
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Thirty Years in the South Seas: Land and People, Customs and ...
In this 900-page work, Parkinson drew together and expanded on the scientific and popular papers he had been publishing since 1887, creating in the process a landmark ethnography of the Bismarck Archipelago.
Richard Parkinson, B. Ankermann, John Peter White, 2010
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In The South Seas Hb
First published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Stevenson,, 2013
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Gauguin in the South Seas
The artist's ten years in Tahiti and the Marquesas, reconstructed in the light of new-found data.
Bengt Danielsson, 1966
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Strangers in the South Seas: The Idea of the Pacific in ...
Strangers in the South Seas recounts and illustrates this story using a wealth of primary texts.
Richard Lansdown, 2006
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From the South Seas: Oceanic art in the Teel collection
Throughout the book, contextual photographs show many of the objects in situ, aiding our understanding of these striking and intriguing, but still elusive, works of art."--BOOK JACKET.
Christraud M. Geary, Michael Gunn, William Teel, 2006
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Ahab's Trade: The Saga of South Seas Whaling
Captain Ahab's obsession with the white whale will seem like a minor eccentricity compared to the tales in this beautifully written adventure story about life on the high seas.
Granville Allen Mawer, 2000
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White Savages in the South Seas
A series of travel essays and vignettes describes the true nature of the islands of Polynesia and their inhabitants, revealing life in the South Seas that tourists seldom see
Mel Kernahan, 1995
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Voyages to the South Seas, Indian and Pacific Oceans, China ...
With an Account of the New Discoveries Made in the Southern Hemisphere, Between the Years 1830-1837 : Also, The Origin, Authorization, and Progress of the First American National South Sea Exploring Expedition... Edmund Fanning.
Edmund Fanning, 1838

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOUTH SEAS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term South Seas is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hunters of the South Seas, episode 1, review: 'a sombre essay'
In the first episode of Hunters of the South Seas (BBC Two), explorer Will Millard took us on a journey that began by celebrating a primitive culture but ended as ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
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South Seas Volcano Halts Regional Aviation
Ash from an emerging South Pacific volcanic island forced airlines to cancel all international flights in and out of the island nation of Tonga. Tonga Airports Ltd. «Earthweek - A Diary of the Planet, Jan 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. South Seas [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/south-seas>. Apr 2024 ».
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