English Explanatory Dictionary

Dead Sea

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A lake in the Middle East in Palestine and Jordan, noted for high salinity and for its banks being the lowest land-based elevation on Earth.
name
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Dead Sea.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɛd ˈsiː/ /ˌdɛdˈsiː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Dead Sea.wav

Word forms

Dead Sea the Dead Sea

Etymology

Calque of Latin Mare Mortuus, under influence from Byzantine Greek Νεκρά Θάλασσα (Nekrá Thálassa) and Arabic اَلْبَحْر الْمَيِّت (al-baḥr al-mayyit).

Synonyms

Salt Sea Sea of Sodom Lake Asphaltites

Derived words

Dead Sea apple Dead Sea effect with all the salt in the Dead Sea
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