Red Sea

Red Sea

A long narrow sea between northeast Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. It is linked with the Mediterranean to the north through the Gulf of Suez and the Suez Canal and with the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea to the south through the Bab el Mandeb.

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Red Sea

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(Placename) a long narrow sea between Arabia and NE Africa, linked with the Mediterranean in the north by the Suez Canal and with the Indian Ocean in the south: occasionally reddish in appearance through algae. Area: 438 000 sq. km (169 000 sq. miles)

Thesaurus

Noun

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Red Sea - a long arm of the Indian Ocean between northeast Africa and Arabia; linked to the Mediterranean at the north end by the Suez Canal Gulf of Akaba, Gulf of Aqaba - a northeastern arm of the Red Sea; between the Sinai Peninsula (Egypt) and Saudi Arabia Gulf of Suez - a northwestern arm of the Red Sea linked to the Mediterranean by the Suez Canal Indian Ocean - the 3rd largest ocean; bounded by Africa on the west, Asia on the north, Australia on the east and merging with the Antarctic Ocean to the south

Translations

Red Sea n
the Red Sea → la mer Rouge

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Red Sea n the Red Sea → il mar Rosso

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Red Sea n the Red Sea → il mar Rosso

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Red Sea → البحر الأحمر Rudé moře Det Røde Hav Rotes Meer Ερυθρά Θάλασσα Mar Rojo Punainen meri mer Rouge Crveno more Mar Rosso 紅海 홍해 Rode Zee Rødehavet Morze Czerwone Mar Vermelho Красное море Röda havet ทะเลแดง Kızıl Deniz Hồng Hải 红海