PERSIAN GULF
\pˈɜːʒən ɡˈʌlf], \pˈɜːʒən ɡˈʌlf], \p_ˈɜː_ʒ_ə_n ɡ_ˈʌ_l_f]\
Definitions of PERSIAN GULF
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a shallow arm of the Arabian Sea between Iran and the Arabian peninsula; the Persian Gulf oil fields are among the most productive in the world
By Princeton University
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a shallow arm of the Arabian Sea between Iran and the Arabian peninsula; the Persian Gulf oil fields are among the most productive in the world
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A body of water covering approximately one-fifth of the total ocean area of the earth, extending amidst Africa in the west, Australia in the east, Asia in the north, and Antarctica in the south. Including the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, it constitutes the third largest ocean after the ATLANTIC OCEAN and the PACIFIC OCEAN. (New Encyclopaedia Britannica Micropaedia, 15th ed, 1990, p289)
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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