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noun
A body of water within the jurisdiction of a particular nation, and not part of the open sea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: international law
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noun
(closed sea) a navigable body of water under the jurisdiction of a single nation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: waterway
History
From Latin mare clausum (“closed sea”).
