South Seas

American  

plural noun

1. the seas south of the equator.

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South Seas British  

plural noun

1. the seas south of the equator

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South Seas Cultural  

1. The central, southern, and southwestern portions of the Pacific Ocean.

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South Seas

The country’s force de frappe, its nuclear strike force, was crucial to its political self-image, and those weapons required, France claimed, the South Seas testing.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2025

The view of Mount Rainier from the living room competes with Price’s collection of eye-popping modern furniture and South Seas art.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 31, 2023

"I'd always wanted to do an exotic collection that took me to the South Seas and I really got inspired by Tahiti and the works of Paul Gauguin," Vonranson said.

From Reuters ● Sep. 9, 2021

It is an American steamer on an American voyage — Melville did not set this novel in the South Seas.

From New York Times ● Jun. 26, 2020

He had never hunted tigers in India, or climbed the peaks of the Himalayas, or dived for pearls in the South Seas.

From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater