English Explanatory Dictionary

Erythraean Sea

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The Red Sea together with the Gulf of Aden, sometimes also including the neighboring Indian Ocean.

Pronunciation

/ˌɛɹɪˈθɹi.ən siː/

Word forms

Erythraean Sea the Erythraean Sea Erythræan Sea

Etymology

Partial calque of Latin Erythraeum mare, itself a partial calque of Ancient Greek Ἐρυθρὰ θάλασσα (Eruthrà thálassa).

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