inland sea

noun

A large but relatively shallow expanse of water within a landmass, sometimes connected to the ocean.

Meanings

inland sea1

nouninland sea (plural inland seas)

plural inland seas

  1. geographyA large but relatively shallow expanse of water within a landmass, sometimes connected to the ocean.

Inland Sea2

proper nounthe Inland Sea
  1. Synonym of Seto Inland Sea.

    Synonyms: Seto Inland Sea

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Seto Inland Sea.

Translations

Arabic بَحْر دَاخِلِيّ
  • بَحْر دَاخِلِيّ (baḥr dāḵiliyy)shallow expanse of water within a land mass
Chinese Mandarin 內海 /内海
  • 內海 /内海 (nèihǎi)shallow expanse of water within a land mass
Czech vnitřní moře
  • vnitřní mořeshallow expanse of water within a land mass
Dutch binnenzee
  • binnenzeeshallow expanse of water within a land mass
Estonian sisemeri
  • sisemerishallow expanse of water within a land mass
Finnish sisämeri
  • sisämerishallow expanse of water within a land mass
French mer intérieure
  • mer intérieureshallow expanse of water within a land mass
German Binnenmeer
  • Binnenmeershallow expanse of water within a land mass
Hebrew הים השחור, הַיָּם הַשָּׁחֹר
  • הים השחורshallow expanse of water within a land mass
  • הַיָּם הַשָּׁחֹר (hayám hashakhór)shallow expanse of water within a land mass
Hungarian beltenger
  • beltengershallow expanse of water within a land mass
Italian mare interno
  • mare internoshallow expanse of water within a land mass
Japanese 内海, 中海
  • 内海 (naikai)shallow expanse of water within a land mass
  • 中海 (chūkai)shallow expanse of water within a land mass
Korean 내해
  • 내해 (naehae)shallow expanse of water within a land mass
Norwegian Bokmål innsjø, ferskvann
  • innsjøshallow expanse of water within a land mass
  • ferskvannshallow expanse of water within a land mass
  • ferskvatnshallow expanse of water within a land mass
Russian вну́треннее мо́ре
  • вну́треннее мо́ре (vnútrenneje móre)shallow expanse of water within a land mass
Spanish mar interno
  • mar internoshallow expanse of water within a land mass
Swedish insjö, innanhav
  • insjöshallow expanse of water within a land mass
  • innanhavshallow expanse of water within a land mass
Turkish iç deniz
  • iç denizshallow expanse of water within a land mass
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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