Indian Ocean

[ in-dee-uhn oh-shuhn ]

/ ˈɪn di ən ˈoʊ ʃən /

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noun

an ocean south of Asia, east of Africa, and west of Australia, with its deepest section in the Java Trench. 27,243,268 square miles (70,560,000 square kilometers).

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Origin of Indian Ocean

First recorded in 1580–90

Words nearby Indian Ocean

Indian millet, Indian mulberry, Indian mustard, Indian Mutiny, Indian National Congress, Indian Ocean, Indianola, Indian paintbrush, Indian paint fungus, Indian physic, Indian pipe

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How to use Indian Ocean in a sentence

The state also elected Republican Nikki Haley, an Indian-American, as governor.
Steve Scalise Shows There’s a Fine Line Between Confederate & Southern|Lloyd Green|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
These brave souls took an icy dip in the ocean to ring in 2015 and raise money for charity.
Diving Into 2015 With Polar Bear Plunge Extremists|James Joiner|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
They castigated the captain, a 48-year-old Indonesian, and his rookie copilot, a 24-year-old Indian.
Who Will Get AsiaAir 8501’s Black Boxes?|Clive Irving|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The feisty airline is the brainchild of entrepreneur Tony Fernandes, a Malaysian of Indian descent who also is a British citizen.
The Presumed Crash of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 Is Nothing Like MH370|Lennox Samuels|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Miles of Soviet era housing projects sat along on the ocean.
Cuban Hip-Hop Was Born in Alamar|Daniel Levin|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Alessandro turned a grateful look on Ramona as he translated this speech, so in unison with Indian modes of thought and feeling.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
The doors (Indian bungalows have hardly any windows, each door being half glass) were open front and back.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
Had not this Indian plant been discovered, the whole history of some portions of America would have been far different.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
They are so rich in harmony, so weird, so wild, that when you hear them you are like a sea-weed cast upon the bosom of the ocean.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
The Indian turned his head, and spoke to some one behind; one after another a score of figures rose.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson

British Dictionary definitions for Indian Ocean

Indian Ocean

noun

an ocean bordered by Africa in the west, Asia in the north, and Australia in the east and merging with the Antarctic Ocean in the south. Average depth: 3900 m (13 000 ft). Greatest depth (off the Sunda Islands): 7450 m (24 442 ft). In December 2004 a major undersea earthquake off Sumatra triggered a tsunami which affected large areas of the ocean as far away as east Africa, and killed an estimated 226 435 people. Area: about 73 556 000 sq km (28 400 000 sq miles)

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Cultural definitions for Indian Ocean

Indian Ocean

Third-largest ocean (after the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean), extending from southern Asia to Antarctica and from eastern Africa to southeastern Australia.