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Arafura Sea
[ ahr-uh-foor-uh, ahr-uh- ]
Arafura Sea
/ ˌærəˈfʊərə /
noun
- a part of the W Pacific Ocean, between N Australia and SW New Guinea
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Arafura Sea1
First recorded in 1830–40; possibly a self-designation of the Harrafora people who live in the Moluccas
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Example Sentences
But between us there is a nameless shadow, reminiscent of that awful night in the Arafura Sea, when death came very near to us.
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"The same purpose which takes us to the Arafura Sea," Brande answered, and passed on.
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Sailing on, the sloop was at once in the Arafura Sea, where for days she sailed in water milky white and green and purple.
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