Erythraean Sea
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editPartial calque of Latin Erythraeum mare, itself a partial calque of Ancient Greek Ἐρυθρὰ θάλασσα (Eruthrà thálassa).
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editthe Erythraean Sea
- (obsolete or historical) The Red Sea together with the Gulf of Aden, sometimes also including the neighboring Indian Ocean.
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