Indian Ocean

proper noun

The ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Indian Ocean
  1. The ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica.

    In the west, the outer periphery of the Inner Zone is the great divide separating Pacific Ocean and South China Sea drainage on the one hand, from drainage oriented towards Hsin-chiang in the northwest and towards the Indian Ocean in the southwest, on the other.

    1970, Joseph B. R. Whitney, China: Area, Administration, and Nation Building, Department of Geography, University of Chicago, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 38

Translations

Afrikaans Indiese Oseaan
  • Indiese Oseaanthe ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
Arabic الْمُحِيط الْهِنْدِيّ
  • الْمُحِيط الْهِنْدِيّ (al-muḥīṭ al-hindiyy)the ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
Basque Indiako ozeanoa
  • Indiako ozeanoathe ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
Bengali ভারত মহাসাগর
  • ভারত মহাসাগর (bharot mohaśagor)the ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
Bulgarian Инди́йски океа́н
  • Инди́йски океа́н (Indíjski okeán)the ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
Catalan oceà Índic
  • oceà Índicthe ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
Chinese Mandarin 印度洋
  • 印度洋 (Yìndùyáng)the ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
Czech Indický oceán
  • Indický oceánthe ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
Danish Indisk Ocean
  • Indisk Oceanthe ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
Dutch Indische Oceaan
  • Indische Oceaanthe ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
Esperanto Hinda Oceano
  • Hinda Oceanothe ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
Estonian India ookean
  • India ookeanthe ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
Finnish Intian valtameri
  • Intian valtamerithe ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
French océan Indien
  • océan Indienthe ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
German Indischer Ozean
  • Indischer Ozeanthe ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
Greek Ινδικός Ωκεανός
  • Ινδικός Ωκεανός (Indikós Okeanós)the ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
Hebrew הָאוֹקְיָנוֹס הַהֹדּי
  • הָאוֹקְיָנוֹס הַהֹדּי (ha-okyanós ha-hódi)the ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
Hindi हिंद महासागर, हिन्द महासागर
  • हिंद महासागर (hind mahāsāgar)the ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
  • हिन्द महासागर (hind mahāsāgar)the ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
Hungarian Indiai-óceán
  • Indiai-óceánthe ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
Icelandic Indlandshaf
  • Indlandshafthe ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
Indonesian Samudra Hindia
  • Samudra Hindiathe ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
Irish An tAigéan Indiach
  • An tAigéan Indiachthe ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
Italian Oceano Indiano
  • Oceano Indianothe ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
Japanese インド洋, 印度洋
  • インド洋 (Indoyō)the ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
  • 印度洋 (Indoyō)the ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
Korean 인도양
  • 인도양 (Indoyang)the ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
Latvian Indijas okeāns
  • Indijas okeānsthe ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
Lithuanian Indijos vandenynas
  • Indijos vandenynasthe ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
Malay Lautan Hindi, Lautan Kidul
  • Lautan Hindithe ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
  • Lautan Kidulthe ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
Norwegian Bokmål Indiahavet, Det indiske hav
  • Indiahavetthe ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
  • Det indiske havthe ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
Persian اقیانوس هند
  • اقیانوس هند (oqyânus-e hend)the ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
Polish Ocean Indyjski
  • Ocean Indyjskithe ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
Portuguese Oceano Índico, Índico
  • Oceano Índicothe ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
  • Índicothe ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
Punjabi ਹਿੰਦ ਮਹਾਂਸਾਗਰ
  • ਹਿੰਦ ਮਹਾਂਸਾਗਰ (hind mahānsāgar)the ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
Romanian Oceanul Indian
  • Oceanul Indianthe ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
Russian Инди́йский океа́н
  • Инди́йский океа́н (Indíjskij okeán)the ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
Scottish Gaelic An Cuan Innseanach
  • An Cuan Innseanachthe ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
Slovak Indický oceán
  • Indický oceánthe ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
Spanish océano Índico, Índico
  • océano Índicothe ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
  • Índicothe ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
Swahili Bahari ya Hindi
  • Bahari ya Hindithe ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
Swedish Indiska oceanen
  • Indiska oceanenthe ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
Tagalog Karagatang Indiyano
  • Karagatang Indiyanothe ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
Tamil இந்தியப் பெருங்கடல், இந்து மகாசமுத்திரம்
  • இந்தியப் பெருங்கடல் (intiyap peruṅkaṭal)the ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
  • இந்து மகாசமுத்திரம் (intu makācamuttiram)the ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
Thai มหาสมุทรอินเดีย
  • มหาสมุทรอินเดีย (má-hǎa-sà-mùt-in-diia)the ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
Turkish Hint Okyanusu
  • Hint Okyanusuthe ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
Ukrainian Інді́йський океа́н
  • Інді́йський океа́н (Indíjsʹkyj okeán)the ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
Urdu بحر ہند
  • بحر ہند (bahr-e-hind)the ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
Vietnamese Ấn Độ Dương
  • Ấn Độ Dươngthe ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
Welsh Cefnfor India
  • Cefnfor Indiathe ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
Yiddish אינדישער אָקעאַן
  • אינדישער אָקעאַן (indisher okean)the ocean separating Africa, southern Asia, Australia and Antarctica
Cite this entry
APA

Indian Ocean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Indian%20Ocean

MLA

“Indian Ocean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Indian%20Ocean. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Indian Ocean,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Indian%20Ocean.

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