Meanings
proper noun
- A part of the Arctic Ocean located north of Norway and northwestern Russia.
Origin
Named after the Dutch explorer Willem Barentsz.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Barentssee
- Barentsseepart of the Arctic Ocean
Arabic بَحْر بَارَنْتْس
- بَحْر بَارَنْتْس (baḥr bārants)part of the Arctic Ocean
Basque Barents itsasoa
- Barents itsasoapart of the Arctic Ocean
Bengali বারেন্টস সাগর
- বারেন্টস সাগর (barenṭoś śagor)part of the Arctic Ocean
Bulgarian Ба́ренцово море
- Ба́ренцово море (Bárencovo more)part of the Arctic Ocean
Catalan mar de Barentsz
- mar de Barentszpart of the Arctic Ocean
Chinese Mandarin 巴倫支海 /巴伦支海
- 巴倫支海 /巴伦支海 (Bālúnzhī hǎi)part of the Arctic Ocean
Czech Barentsovo moře
- Barentsovo mořepart of the Arctic Ocean
Danish Barentshavet
- Barentshavetpart of the Arctic Ocean
Dutch Barentszzee
- Barentszzeepart of the Arctic Ocean
Esperanto Barenca moro
- Barenca moropart of the Arctic Ocean
Estonian Barentsi meri
- Barentsi meripart of the Arctic Ocean
Finnish Barentsinmeri
- Barentsinmeripart of the Arctic Ocean
French mer de Barents
- mer de Barentspart of the Arctic Ocean
German Barentssee
- Barentsseepart of the Arctic Ocean
Greek Θάλασσα Μπάρεντς
- Θάλασσα Μπάρεντς (Thálassa Bárents)part of the Arctic Ocean
Hebrew ים ברנץ
- ים ברנץ (yám barénts)part of the Arctic Ocean
Hindi बेरिंट सागर
- बेरिंट सागर (beriṇṭ sāgar)part of the Arctic Ocean
Hungarian Barents-tenger
- Barents-tengerpart of the Arctic Ocean
Icelandic Barentshaf
- Barentshafpart of the Arctic Ocean
Indonesian Laut Barents
- Laut Barentspart of the Arctic Ocean
Irish Muir Barents
- Muir Barentspart of the Arctic Ocean
Italian mare di Barents
- mare di Barentspart of the Arctic Ocean
Japanese バレンツ海
- バレンツ海 (Barentsu-kai)part of the Arctic Ocean
Korean 바렌츠 해
- 바렌츠 해 (Barencheu hae)part of the Arctic Ocean
Latvian Barenca jūra
- Barenca jūrapart of the Arctic Ocean
Lithuanian Barenco jūra
- Barenco jūrapart of the Arctic Ocean
Malay Laut Barents
- Laut Barentspart of the Arctic Ocean
Norwegian Bokmål Barentshavet
- Barentshavetpart of the Arctic Ocean
Persian دریای بارنتز
- دریای بارنتز (daryâ-ye bârentz)part of the Arctic Ocean
Polish Morze Barentsa
- Morze Barentsapart of the Arctic Ocean
Portuguese Mar de Barents
- Mar de Barentspart of the Arctic Ocean
Punjabi ਬਰੰਟਸ ਸਮੁੰਦਰ
- ਬਰੰਟਸ ਸਮੁੰਦਰ (baraṇṭas samundar)part of the Arctic Ocean
Romanian Marea Barents
- Marea Barentspart of the Arctic Ocean
Russian Ба́ренцево мо́ре
- Ба́ренцево мо́ре (Bárencevo móre)part of the Arctic Ocean
Slovak Barentsovo more
- Barentsovo morepart of the Arctic Ocean
Spanish mar de Barents
- mar de Barentspart of the Arctic Ocean
Swedish Barents hav
- Barents havpart of the Arctic Ocean
Tamil பேரன்ட்ஸ் கடல்
- பேரன்ட்ஸ் கடல் (pēraṉṭs kaṭal)part of the Arctic Ocean
Thai ทะเลแบเร็นตส์
- ทะเลแบเร็นตส์ (tálay bærĕnt)part of the Arctic Ocean
Turkish Barents Denizi
- Barents Denizipart of the Arctic Ocean
Ukrainian Ба́ренцове мо́ре
- Ба́ренцове мо́ре (Bárencove móre)part of the Arctic Ocean
Vietnamese biển Barents
- biển Barentspart of the Arctic Ocean
Welsh Môr Barents
- Môr Barentspart of the Arctic Ocean
Cite this entry
APA
Barents Sea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barents%20Sea
MLA
“Barents Sea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barents%20Sea. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Barents Sea,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barents%20Sea.
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