North Sea

English

Etymology

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 (“North Sea”), German Nordsee (“North Sea”), Danish Nordsøen (“North Sea”), Swedish Nordsjön (“North Sea”), Icelandic Norðursjór (“North Sea”).

Proper noun

the North Sea

  1. An inlet of the Atlantic Ocean between Britain (in the west), Scandinavia (in the east) and Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and France (in the south).

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Proper noun

North Sea

  1. The North Sea.
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