English Explanatory Dictionary

Red Sea

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A long, narrow sea between Africa and the Arabian Peninsula; links the Suez Canal with the Arabian Sea.
  2. A governorate in eastern Egypt
  3. The states of the western and southern United States which consistently vote Republican in presidential elections.
noun
  1. A great quantity of blood.
  2. (A quantity of) blood discharged through the vagina during menstruation.
  3. A great quantity of reddish liquid, such as wine.
name
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Red Sea.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Red Sea.wav

Word forms

Red Sea the Red Sea Red Seas

Etymology

From Middle English Red See, Reede See, Rede See, reade sea, from Old English Rēad Sǣ, a calque of Latin Mare Rubrum, itself a calque of Ancient Greek Ἐρυθρᾱ̀ θάλασσα (Eruthrā̀ thálassa); equivalent to red + sea.

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