"inland sea" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: inland seas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} inland sea (plural inland seas)
  1. A large but relatively shallow expanse of water within a landmass, sometimes connected to the ocean. Wikipedia link: inland sea Categories (place): Bodies of water Translations (shallow expanse of water within a land mass): 內海 (Chinese Mandarin), 内海 (nèihǎi) (Chinese Mandarin), binnenzee [feminine] (Dutch), sisämeri (Finnish), mer intérieure [feminine] (French), Binnenmeer [neuter] (German), 内海 (naikai) (alt: ないかい) (Japanese), вну́треннее мо́ре (vnútrenneje móre) [neuter] (Russian), اُپسمنڊ (Sindhi)

Inflected forms

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