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What are some words that mean ocean in other languages?

Here are some words for "ocean" in different languages:

Indo-European Languages:

* Spanish: mar, océano

* Portuguese: mar, oceano

* French: mer, océan

* Italian: mare, oceano

* German: Meer, Ozean

* Russian: море (more), океан (okean)

* Greek: θάλασσα (thalassa), ωκεανός (okeanos)

* Latin: mare, oceanus

* Hindi: समुद्र (samudra)

* Urdu: سمندر (samandar)

Other Languages:

* Japanese: 海 (umi)

* Chinese: 海 (hǎi)

* Korean: 바다 (bada)

* Arabic: بحر (baḥr)

* Hebrew: ים (yam)

* Swahili: bahari

* Yoruba: okun

* Zulu: ulwandle

* Hawaiian: moana

* Maori: moana

This is just a small sample of the many languages that have words for "ocean". There are many more variations depending on the region and dialect.

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