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

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

It was rumored, but never confirmed, that he con-trolled the vast Westing Paper Products Corporation from a private island in the South Seas.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin