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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Example Sentences

Clifton’s, founded in the Depression year of 1931, once ran a chain of cafeterias arguably less notable for the food — beef dishes, fried chicken, Jell-o salads — than for the elaborate décor of religious dioramas, exotic South Seas vistas, and redwood faux forests.

From Los Angeles Times

The crew was astonished at the beauty of the atoll, a postcard photo of South Seas paradise.

From Slate

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

For a dozen outposts of the Longchamps restaurant chain, Reiss provided scenery that transported diners to the South Seas, 17th-century New Amsterdam and futuristic rows of gilded skyscrapers.

From New York Times

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