South Sea Islands
- noun
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islas del Mar del Sur
- Many travelers dream of visiting the beautiful beaches of the South Sea Islands for their holidays.
Because people are sending us videos from South Sea islands and from Sakhalin, north of Russia, and from the South Pole and the North Pole.
- Because people are sending us videos from South Sea islands and from Sakhalin, north of Russia, and from the South Pole and the North Pole.
Examples
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Because people are sending us videos from South Sea islands and from Sakhalin, north of Russia, and from the South Pole and the North Pole.
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I guarantee nothing but a free trip to Peru and the South Sea Islands and back, and you will find a good use for your technical abilities on the voyage.
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The cruise offered a stop at the South Sea Islands, where passengers could enjoy snorkeling and local cuisine.
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While researching vacation destinations, I discovered that the South Sea Islands are famous for their stunning landscapes and vibrant cultures.
Synonyms
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A part of the Pacific Ocean south of the equator with many islands
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is a straightforward compositional place-name: 'south' (southern), 'sea' (oceanic body of water) and 'islands' (lands surrounded by water) combine to mean islands located in the southern seas. As a toponymic compound following regular English noun-modifier patterns and paralleled in many languages, a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can infer this meaning without prior exposure.
Etymology
South Sea Islands comes from early explorers who called the Pacific the South Sea when they sailed south and found many small islands. That's why the name means the islands in the southern Pacific.