Meanings
proper nounthe Erythraean Sea
alternative archaic Erythræan Sea
- historicalobsoleteThe Red Sea together with the Gulf of Aden, sometimes also including the neighboring Indian Ocean.
Origin
- Ancient GreekἘρυθρὰ θάλασσα
- EnglishErythraean Sea
Partial calque of Latin Erythraeum mare, itself a partial calque of Ancient Greek Ἐρυθρὰ θάλασσα (Eruthrà thálassa).
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French mer Érythrée, mer Érythréenne
- mer ÉrythréeTranslations
- mer ÉrythréenneTranslations
German Erythräisches Meer
- Erythräisches MeerTranslations
Italian mare Eritreo
- mare EritreoTranslations
Latin Erythraeum mare
- Erythraeum mareTranslations
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