Meanings
proper noun
- A marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean off the north-east coast of Australia.
Origin
Named for coral formations in this sea, such as the Great Barrier Reef.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Koraalsee
- Koraalseepart of the Pacific Ocean
Arabic بَحْر كُورَال
- بَحْر كُورَال (baḥr kurāl)part of the Pacific Ocean
Basque Koral itsasoa
- Koral itsasoapart of the Pacific Ocean
Bengali মরজানী সায়র
- মরজানী সায়র (môrjanī śaẏôr)part of the Pacific Ocean
Bulgarian Коралово море
- Коралово мореpart of the Pacific Ocean
Catalan mar del Corall
- mar del Corallpart of the Pacific Ocean
Chinese Mandarin 珊瑚海
- 珊瑚海 (Shānhúhǎi)part of the Pacific Ocean
Czech Korálové moře
- Korálové mořepart of the Pacific Ocean
Danish Koralhavet
- Koralhavetpart of the Pacific Ocean
Dutch Koraalzee
- Koraalzeepart of the Pacific Ocean
Esperanto Korala maro
- Korala maropart of the Pacific Ocean
Estonian Korallimeri
- Korallimeripart of the Pacific Ocean
Finnish Korallimeri
- Korallimeripart of the Pacific Ocean
French mer de Corail
- mer de Corailpart of the Pacific Ocean
German Korallenmeer
- Korallenmeerpart of the Pacific Ocean
Greek Θάλασσα των Κοραλλίων
- Θάλασσα των Κοραλλίων (Thálassa ton Korallíon)part of the Pacific Ocean
Hindi कोरल सागर
- कोरल सागर (koral sāgar)part of the Pacific Ocean
Hungarian Korall-tenger
- Korall-tengerpart of the Pacific Ocean
Icelandic Kóralhaf
- Kóralhafpart of the Pacific Ocean
Indonesian Laut Karang
- Laut Karangpart of the Pacific Ocean
Irish an Mhuir Choiréil
- an Mhuir Choiréilpart of the Pacific Ocean
Italian mar dei Coralli
- mar dei Corallipart of the Pacific Ocean
Japanese 珊瑚海
- 珊瑚海 (Sangokai)part of the Pacific Ocean
Korean 산호해
- 산호해 (Sanhohae)part of the Pacific Ocean
Latvian Koraļļu jūra
- Koraļļu jūrapart of the Pacific Ocean
Lithuanian Koralų jūra
- Koralų jūrapart of the Pacific Ocean
Malay Laut Karang
- Laut Karangpart of the Pacific Ocean
Norwegian Bokmål Korallhavet
- Korallhavetpart of the Pacific Ocean
Persian دریای مرجان
- دریای مرجان (daryâ-ye marjân)part of the Pacific Ocean
Polish Morze Koralowe
- Morze Koralowepart of the Pacific Ocean
Portuguese Mar de Coral
- Mar de Coralpart of the Pacific Ocean
Punjabi ਕੋਰਲ ਸਾਗਰ
- ਕੋਰਲ ਸਾਗਰ (koral sāgar)part of the Pacific Ocean
Romanian Marea Coralilor
- Marea Coralilorpart of the Pacific Ocean
Russian Кора́лловое мо́ре
- Кора́лловое мо́ре (Korállovoje móre)part of the Pacific Ocean
Slovak Koralové more
- Koralové morepart of the Pacific Ocean
Spanish mar del Coral
- mar del Coralpart of the Pacific Ocean
Swedish Korallhavet
- Korallhavetpart of the Pacific Ocean
Tamil பவளக் கடல்
- பவளக் கடல் (pavaḷak kaṭal)part of the Pacific Ocean
Thai ทะเลคอรัล
- ทะเลคอรัล (tá-lee kɔɔ-ral)part of the Pacific Ocean
Turkish Mercan Denizi
- Mercan Denizipart of the Pacific Ocean
Ukrainian Кора́лове мо́ре
- Кора́лове мо́ре (Korálove móre)part of the Pacific Ocean
Vietnamese biển San hô
- biển San hôpart of the Pacific Ocean
Welsh Môr Cwrel
- Môr Cwrelpart of the Pacific Ocean
Cite this entry
APA
Coral Sea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Coral%20Sea
MLA
“Coral Sea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Coral%20Sea. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Coral Sea,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Coral%20Sea.
Source: Coral Sea on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.