Ocean

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1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Hyphenation 1.3 Etymology 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Related terms 1.5.1 See also

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈəʊʃən/

Hyphenation

o·cean

Etymology

From Latin Oceanus, from Greek Ωκεανός; originally a proper noun

Noun

ocean, plural oceans

1. One of the five large bodies of water separating the continents.
2. (Figurative) An immense expanse; any vast space or quantity without apparent limits; as, the boundless ocean of eternity; an ocean of affairs.

Translations

• Arabic: محيط
• Catalan: oceà m
• Cinese character: 洋
• German: Ozean m
• Finnish: valtameri
• French: océan m
• Hebrew: יָם m
• Italian: oceano m
• Latin: Oceanus
• Lithuanian: okeanas m, vandenynas m
• Japanese: 大洋 (たいよう), 海洋 (かいよう)
• Polish: ocean m
• Portuguese: oceano m
• Slovene: ocean m
• Spanish: océano m

Related terms

• Oceanus
• oceanic
• oceanography
• Oceania

See also

• sea