"seven seas" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: the seven seas [canonical, plural], Seven Seas [alternative]
Etymology: The modern association with the world oceans was popularized by The Seven Seas (Rudyard Kipling, 1896). Head templates: {{en-noun|p|def=1|head=seven seas}} the seven seas pl (plural only)
  1. (poetic) All the oceans of the world, in a common modern interpretation, the North and South Atlantic, North and South Pacific, Indian, Arctic and Antarctic Ocean, but historical interpretations differ widely. Wikipedia link: Rudyard Kipling, Seven Seas, The Seven Seas (poetry collection) Tags: plural, plural-only, poetic Categories (topical): Seven Derived forms: Edinburgh of the Seven Seas Translations (all of the Earths oceans): اَلْبِحَار اَلسَّبْعَة (al-biḥār as-sabʕa) (Arabic), 七海 (qīhǎi) (Chinese Mandarin), de syv have [neuter, plural] (Danish), sept mers [feminine, plural] (French), sieben Meere [feminine, plural] (German), sette mari [feminine] (Italian), 七つの海 (nanatsu no umi) (alt: ななつのうみ) (Japanese), de sju hav [neuter, plural] (Norwegian Bokmål), dei sju hav [neuter, plural] (Norwegian Nynorsk), siedem mórz (Polish), sete mares [masculine, plural] (Portuguese), семь море́й (semʹ moréj) (Russian), เจ็ดคาบสมุทร (Thai), เจ็ดย่านน้ำ (Thai)

Alternative forms

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