seven seas

noun

All the oceans of the world, in a common modern interpretation, the North and South Atlantic, North and South Pacific, Indian, Arctic and Antarctic Ocean, but historical interpretations differ widely.

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Meanings

seven seas1

nounthe seven seas pl (plural only)

alternative Seven Seas

  1. pluralplural onlypoeticAll the oceans of the world, in a common modern interpretation, the North and South Atlantic, North and South Pacific, Indian, Arctic and Antarctic Ocean, but historical interpretations differ widely.

    I travel the world and the seven seas / Everybody's looking for something

    1983, David A. Stewart, Annie Lennox, “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)”, performed by Eurythmics

Seven Seas2

nounthe Seven Seas pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyAlternative letter-case form of seven seas.

Origin

The modern association with the world oceans was popularized by The Seven Seas (Rudyard Kipling, 1896).

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Translations

Arabic اَلْبِحَار اَلسَّبْعَة
  • اَلْبِحَار اَلسَّبْعَة (al-biḥār as-sabʕa)all of the Earths oceans
Chinese Mandarin 七海
  • 七海 (qīhǎi)all of the Earths oceans
Danish de syv have
  • de syv haveall of the Earths oceans
Dutch zeven zeeën
  • zeven zeeënall of the Earths oceans
French sept mers
  • sept mersall of the Earths oceans
German sieben Meere
  • sieben Meereall of the Earths oceans
Greek επτά θάλασσες
  • επτά θάλασσες (eptá thálasses)all of the Earths oceans
Italian sette mari
  • sette mariall of the Earths oceans
Japanese 七つの海
  • 七つの海 (nanatsu no umi)all of the Earths oceans
Norwegian Bokmål de sju hav
  • de sju havall of the Earths oceans
Polish siedem mórz
  • siedem mórzall of the Earths oceans
Portuguese sete mares
  • sete maresall of the Earths oceans
Russian семь море́й
  • семь море́й (semʹ moréj)all of the Earths oceans
Thai เจ็ดคาบสมุทร, เจ็ดย่านน้ำ
  • เจ็ดคาบสมุทรall of the Earths oceans
  • เจ็ดย่านน้ำall of the Earths oceans
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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