Salt Sea

proper noun

Synonym of Dead Sea.

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Dead Sea
OriginHebrew ים המלח →
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Meanings

proper nounthe Salt Sea
  1. archaicSynonym of Dead Sea.

    Archaeologists suggest that the Plain of Sodom is now submerged under the southern tongue of the Salt Sea.

    1983 August 20, Charley Shively, “Sodom, Nagasaki and the Final Conflagration”, in Gay Community News, volume 11, number 6, page 7

    Synonyms: Dead Sea

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Dead Sea.

Similar
Dead Sea
Also see
dead sea

Origin

  1. Hebrewים המלח
  2. EnglishSalt Sea

Calque of Hebrew ים המלח (Yam HaMelakh), principally from its appearance in the Bible.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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