Phrase guide

marginal sea

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A part of ocean partially enclosed by land such as islands, archipelagos, or peninsulas.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 邊緣海 /边缘海 (biānyuánhǎi) — part of ocean
  • Chinese Mandarin: 陸緣海 /陆缘海 (lùyuánhǎi) — part of ocean
  • Dutch: randzee — part of ocean
  • Finnish: reunameri — part of ocean
  • German: Nebenmeer — part of ocean
  • German: Randmeer — part of ocean
  • Norwegian Bokmål: randhav — part of ocean
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: randhav — part of ocean
  • Russian: окра́инное мо́ре (okráinnoje móre) — part of ocean
  • Spanish: mar marginal — part of ocean