Pronunciation: ' mär-( ˌ ) ā - ' klau ̇ -s ə m, - ' klo ̇ -
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, literally, closed sea
Date: 1652
: a navigable body of water (as a sea) that is under the jurisdiction of one nation and is closed to other nations
Pronunciation: ' mär-( ˌ ) ā - ' klau ̇ -s ə m, - ' klo ̇ -
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, literally, closed sea
Date: 1652
: a navigable body of water (as a sea) that is under the jurisdiction of one nation and is closed to other nations
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012