Inland Sea

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noun
  1. a sea in SW Japan, enclosed by the islands of Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. 240 miles (385 km) long.

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  • May we not connect with the former existence of this Inland Sea the fable of the lake Parima and the El Dorado?

  • This is the reason Indians give for the lack of these shell-fish now, upon the shores of the great Inland Sea.

  • Then down to the Inland Sea he went, those impatient arms beckoning him still.

    The White Shield | Myrtle Reed
  • It was uninhabited, all but forgotten, merely one among the myriad isles which dotted the great Inland Sea.

    The Devil in Iron | Robert E. Howard
  • In that moment of unreasoning panic even the thought of halting so near the Inland Sea was repugnant.

    The Devil in Iron | Robert E. Howard

British Dictionary definitions for Inland Sea

Inland Sea

noun
  1. a sea in SW Japan, between the islands of Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu: Japanese name: Seto Naikai

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