plural noun
the islands in the S Pacific Ocean.
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OTHER WORDS FROM South Sea Islands
South Sea Islander, nounWords nearby South Sea Islands
South Salt Lake,
South Sandwich Islands,
South San Francisco,
South Saskatchewan,
South Sea Bubble,
South Sea Islands,
South Seas,
South Shetland Islands,
South Shields,
south-southeast,
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How to use South Sea Islands in a sentence
My dad was a sailor, and all through my childhood he was away half of the time at sea, and to an extent I have a similar job.
It is the only tourist center Ukraine has left on the Black Sea, since Russia annexed Crimea last spring.
He prepared operations south of Samarra and north of Baghdad.
The wreckage lies no more than around 100 feet down in the Java Sea.
He was born in an apartment above the grocery store owned by his immigrant parents in South Jamaica, Queens.
Descending the Alps to the east or south into Piedmont, a new world lies around and before you.
Edna did not reveal so much as all this to Madame Ratignolle that summer day when they sat with faces turned to the sea.
Then with your victorious legions you can march south and help drive the Yankee invaders from the land.
The Potato is planted very sparingly south of Piedmont, and not so commonly there as in Savoy.
If we can free this State of Yankees, we will accomplish more than your armies down south have.
British Dictionary definitions for South Sea Islands
pl n
the islands in the S Pacific that constitute Oceania
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Cultural definitions for South Sea Islands
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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