White Sea

proper noun

A sea to the northwest of Russia.

Meanings

proper nounthe White Sea
  1. A sea to the northwest of Russia.

    We bore her down to the boat and aboard our vessel, and then getting up anchor we sailed away across the White Sea until the spires of Archangel sank down behind the horizon.

    1885, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Man From Archangel

Origin

  1. RussianБелое море
  2. EnglishWhite Sea

Calque of Russian Белое море (Beloje more)

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Translations

Afrikaans Witsee
  • Witseea sea to the northwest of Russia
Arabic اَلْبَحْر اَلْأَبْيَض
  • اَلْبَحْر اَلْأَبْيَض (al-baḥr al-ʔabyaḍ)a sea to the northwest of Russia
Basque Itsaso Zuria
  • Itsaso Zuriaa sea to the northwest of Russia
Bengali সাদা দরিয়া
  • সাদা দরিয়া (śada doriẏa)a sea to the northwest of Russia
Bulgarian Бя́ло мо́ре
  • Бя́ло мо́ре (Bjálo móre)a sea to the northwest of Russia
Catalan Mar Blanca
  • Mar Blancaa sea to the northwest of Russia
Chinese Mandarin 白海
  • 白海 (Báihǎi)a sea to the northwest of Russia
Czech Bílé moře
  • Bílé mořea sea to the northwest of Russia
Danish Hvidehavet
  • Hvidehaveta sea to the northwest of Russia
Dutch Witte Zee
  • Witte Zeea sea to the northwest of Russia
Esperanto Blanka maro
  • Blanka maroa sea to the northwest of Russia
Estonian Valge meri
  • Valge meria sea to the northwest of Russia
Finnish Vienanmeri
  • Vienanmeria sea to the northwest of Russia
French mer Blanche
  • mer Blanchea sea to the northwest of Russia
German Weißes Meer, Weißmeer
  • Weißes Meera sea to the northwest of Russia
  • Weißmeera sea to the northwest of Russia
Greek Λευκή Θάλασσα
  • Λευκή Θάλασσα (Lefkí Thálassa)a sea to the northwest of Russia
Hebrew הים הלבן
  • הים הלבן (ha-yam ha-laván)a sea to the northwest of Russia
Hindi श्वेत सागर
  • श्वेत सागर (śvet sāgar)a sea to the northwest of Russia
Hungarian Fehér-tenger
  • Fehér-tengera sea to the northwest of Russia
Icelandic Hvítahaf
  • Hvítahafa sea to the northwest of Russia
Indonesian Laut Putih
  • Laut Putiha sea to the northwest of Russia
Irish an Mhuir Bhán
  • an Mhuir Bhána sea to the northwest of Russia
Italian Mar Bianco
  • Mar Biancoa sea to the northwest of Russia
Japanese 白海
  • 白海 (Hakkai)a sea to the northwest of Russia
Korean 백해
  • 백해 (Baekhae)a sea to the northwest of Russia
Latin Mare Album
  • Mare Albuma sea to the northwest of Russia
Latvian Baltā jūra
  • Baltā jūraa sea to the northwest of Russia
Lithuanian Baltoji jūra
  • Baltoji jūraa sea to the northwest of Russia
Malay Laut Putih
  • Laut Putiha sea to the northwest of Russia
Norwegian Bokmål Kvitsjøen
  • Kvitsjøena sea to the northwest of Russia
Persian دریای سفید
  • دریای سفید (daryâ-ye safid)a sea to the northwest of Russia
Polish Morze Białe
  • Morze Białea sea to the northwest of Russia
Portuguese Mar Branco
  • Mar Brancoa sea to the northwest of Russia
Punjabi ਚਿੱਟਾ ਸਮੁੰਦਰ
  • ਚਿੱਟਾ ਸਮੁੰਦਰ (ciṭṭā samundar)a sea to the northwest of Russia
Romanian Marea Albă
  • Marea Albăa sea to the northwest of Russia
Russian Бе́лое мо́ре
  • Бе́лое мо́ре (Béloje móre)a sea to the northwest of Russia
Slovak Biele more
  • Biele morea sea to the northwest of Russia
Spanish mar Blanco
  • mar Blancoa sea to the northwest of Russia
Swedish Vita havet
  • Vita haveta sea to the northwest of Russia
Tagalog Dagat Puti
  • Dagat Putia sea to the northwest of Russia
Tamil வெள்ளைக் கடல்
  • வெள்ளைக் கடல் (veḷḷaik kaṭal)a sea to the northwest of Russia
Thai ทะเลขาว
  • ทะเลขาว (tálay kăao)a sea to the northwest of Russia
Turkish Beyazdeniz, Beyaz Deniz
  • Beyazdeniza sea to the northwest of Russia
  • Beyaz Deniza sea to the northwest of Russia
Ukrainian Бі́ле мо́ре
  • Бі́ле мо́ре (Bíle móre)a sea to the northwest of Russia
Vietnamese Biển Trắng
  • Biển Trắnga sea to the northwest of Russia
Welsh Môr Gwyn
  • Môr Gwyna sea to the northwest of Russia
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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