English > Indian Ocean: 1 sense > noun 1, object| Meaning | The 3rd largest ocean; bounded by Africa on the west, Asia on the north, Australia on the east and merging with the Antarctic Ocean to the south. |
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| Instance of | ocean | A large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere |
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| Parts | Antarctic Ocean | The southern waters surrounding Antarctica |
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| Arabian Sea | A northwestern arm of the Indian Ocean between India and Arabia |
| Bay of Bengal | An arm of the Indian Ocean to the east of India |
| Ceylon | An island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of India |
| Comoro Islands, Iles Comores | Three main islands and numerous islets in the Indian Ocean between Mozambique and Madagascar / Madagascar |
| Gulf of Aden | Arm of the Indian Ocean at the entrance to the Red Sea |
| Madagascar | An island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa |
| Maldives, Maldive Islands | A group of about 1,200 small coral islands (about 220 inhabited) in the Indian ocean |
| Mauritius | An island in the southwestern Indian Ocean |
| Mozambique Channel | An arm of the Indian Ocean between Madagascar / Madagascar and southeastern Africa |
| Red Sea | A long arm of the Indian Ocean between northeast Africa and Arabia |
| Seychelles, Seychelles islands | A group of about 90 islands in the western Indian Ocean to the north of Madagascar / Madagascar |
| Timor Sea | An arm of the eastern Indian Ocean between Timor and northern Australia |
| Spanish | Índico, Océano índico, Océano Índico |
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| Catalan | Índic, Oceà índic, Oceà Índic |
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