sea

Pronunciation

• IPA: /si/

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Homophones

• see
• c

Noun

Singular sea

Plural seas

A map of the Red Sea

a sea

1. A place with a large amount of salt water.

History and origins

From Middle English see < Old English sæ (sea, lake) < Proto-Germanic *saiwaz, origins unknown

Derived terms

• open sea
• seafood
• seagull
• seastar
• sea cow
• sea cucumber
• sea level
• sea sawdust
• sea squirt
• sea urchin
• sea wolf

See also

• ocean
• SEA