plural noun
the seas south of the equator.
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Words nearby South Seas
South Sandwich Trench,
South San Francisco,
South Saskatchewan,
South Sea Bubble,
South Sea Islands,
South Seas,
South Shetland Islands,
South Shields,
south-southeast,
south-southeastward,
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How to use South Seas in a sentence
He prepared operations south of Samarra and north of Baghdad.
He was born in an apartment above the grocery store owned by his immigrant parents in South Jamaica, Queens.
Still, for all of this, South Carolina is now represented in the U.S. Senate by Tim Scott, a Republican and an African-American.
But South Koreans have a troubled history with American intervention in Korean markets.
In response to the screen quota cut, South Korea established a “cinema tax” on the box office.
Descending the Alps to the east or south into Piedmont, a new world lies around and before you.
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.
Between South and North, the probabilities of a serious, and no very distant rupture, are strong and manifest.
British Dictionary definitions for South Seas
pl n
the seas south of the equator
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Cultural definitions for South Seas
The central, southern, and southwestern portions of the Pacific Ocean.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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