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MARE CLAUSUM

\mˈe͡ə klˈɔːsəm], \mˈe‍ə klˈɔːsəm], \m_ˈeə k_l_ˈɔː_s_ə_m]\

Definitions of MARE CLAUSUM

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2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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(closed sea) a navigable body of water under the jurisdiction of a single nation

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

(closed sea) a navigable body of water under the jurisdiction of a single nation

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Lit., closed sea; hence, a body of water within the separate jurisdiction of the nation; - opposed to open sea, the water open to all nations and over which no single nation has special control.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Lit., closed sea; hence, a body of water within the separate jurisdiction of the nation; - opposed to open sea, the water open to all nations and over which no single nation has special control.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

[L.] A sea closed to navigation, from whatever cause.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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