Meanings
proper noun
- A bay of the Southern Ocean.
Origin
- Frenchbaie Flandres
- Frenchbaie Flandres
- EnglishFlandres Bay
From French Flandres + English bay. Partial calque of French baie Flandres. Coined by Belgian Antarctic Expedition.
More words from French
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Chinese Mandarin 弗蘭德雷斯灣 /弗兰德雷斯湾
- 弗蘭德雷斯灣 /弗兰德雷斯湾bay of the Southern Ocean
Dutch Vlaanderen Baai
- Vlaanderen Baaibay of the Southern Ocean
French baie Flandres
- baie Flandresbay of the Southern Ocean
German Flandernbucht
- Flandernbuchtbay of the Southern Ocean
Hebrew מפרץ פלאנדרז, מפרץ פלנדריה
- מפרץ פלאנדרזbay of the Southern Ocean
- מפרץ פלנדריהbay of the Southern Ocean
- מפרץ פלאנדרסbay of the Southern Ocean
Italian baia Flandres
- baia Flandresbay of the Southern Ocean
Portuguese Baía de Flandres
- Baía de Flandresbay of the Southern Ocean
Spanish Bahía Flandres
- Bahía Flandresbay of the Southern Ocean
Ukrainian Фландрійська затока
- Фландрійська затока (Flandrijsʹka zatoka)bay of the Southern Ocean
Cite this entry
APA
Flandres Bay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Flandres%20Bay
MLA
“Flandres Bay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Flandres%20Bay. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Flandres Bay,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Flandres%20Bay.
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