North Sea
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North Sea
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From Middle English North-see, from Old English norþsǣ (“northern sea, Bristol Channel, Baltic, North Sea”), equivalent to north + sea. Cognate with West Frisian Noardsee (“North Sea”), Dutch Noordzee, German Nordsee, Danish Nordsøen, Swedish Nordsjön, Icelandic Norðursjór.
proper noun the North Sea
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A marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean between Britain (in the west), Scandinavia (in the east) and Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and France (in the south).
Ypres was not the actual start of the front; that distinction belongs to Nieuport, a city on the North Sea twentyodd miles down the river Yser from Ypres.
Similar: German Ocean, German Sea
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name a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean between Britain, Scandinavia and Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France
| Español | Mar del Norte |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 북해 bukhae |
| 日本語 | 北海 Hokkai |
| 中文 | 北海 Běihǎi |
| हिन्दी | उत्तरी सागर uttarī sāgar |
| Português | Mar do Norte |
| Français | mer du Nord |
| Deutsch | Nordsee |
| Italiano | mare del Nord |
| Ελληνικά | Βόρεια Θάλασσα Vóreia Thálassa |
| Română | Marea Nordului |
| Русский | Се́верное мо́ре Sévernoje móre |
| Tiếng Việt | Bắc Hải, Biển Bắc |
| العربية | بَحَر اَلشَّمَال baḥar aš-šamāl |
| עברית | הים הצפוני ha-yam ha-tsafóni |
Talk about this word "North Sea." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/north%20sea. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. North Sea. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/north%20sea "North Sea." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/north%20sea.Cite this
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