North Sea

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Etymology

From Middle English North-see, from Old English norþsǣ, equivalent to north + sea.

Proper noun

1. A marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean between Britain (in the west), Scandinavia (in the east) and Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and France (in the south).

Synonyms

• (obsolete) German Ocean, German Sea

Translations

• French: mer du Nord
• German: Nordsee
• Italian: mare del Nord
• Portuguese: Mar do Norte
• Russian: Се́верное мо́ре
• Spanish: Mar del Norte

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