indian ocean

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• Ocean

  ·adj Of or pertaining to the main or great sea; as, the ocean waves; an ocean stream. II. Ocean ·no...

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• ocean

  This term, in its largest sense, is the whole body of salt water which encompasses the globe, except...

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• Indian

  ·noun A native or inhabitant of India. II. Indian ·adj Made of maize or Indian corn; as, Indian cor...

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• antarctic ocean

  That which surrounds the south pole, within the imaginary circle so called. ...

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• arctic ocean

  So called from surrounding the pole within the imaginary circle of that name. ...

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• great ocean

  The Pacific, so called from its superior extent. ...

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• pacific ocean

  A name given by the Spaniards to the "Great Ocean," from the fine weather they experienced on the co...

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• East Indian

  ·- Belonging to, or relating to, the East Indies. II. East Indian ·noun A native of, or a dweller i...

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• West Indian

  ·- Belonging or relating to the West Indies. II. West Indian ·- A native of, or a dweller in, the W...

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• indian bed

  An Indian bed of clams is made by setting a number of clams together on the ground with the hinge up...

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• indian file

  Single file; the usual way in which the Indians traverse the woods or march to battle, one following...

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• indian giver

  When an Indian gives anything, he expects an equivalent in return, or that the same thing may be giv...

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• indian meal

  Meal made from Indian corn. ...

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• indian summer

  A period of warm weather late in autumn, when it is said, the Indians go hunting to supply themselve...

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• indian ink

  Properly Chinese; compounded of a peculiar lamp-black and gum. ...

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