MARE CLAUSUM


Meaning of MARE CLAUSUM in English

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

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