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Indian Ocean
The third-largest ocean in the world, located between Africa, Asia, and Australia.
インド洋は暖かい海だ。
The Indian Ocean is a warm sea.
インド洋に面した国を訪れた。
I visited a country facing the Indian Ocean.
インド洋は太平洋と大西洋に次ぐ世界第三の大きさの海だ。
The Indian Ocean is the third-largest ocean in the world, after the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
インド洋 combines インド (India) + 洋 (ocean). Named for the Indian subcontinent it borders.
WORD FORMATION:
The suffix 洋 means 'ocean' and appears in all major ocean names. Note that 海 (sea) is used instead for the Arctic and Southern oceans (北極海, 南極海).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- インド洋に面する: to face the Indian Ocean
- インド洋沿岸: Indian Ocean coast
- インド洋津波: Indian Ocean tsunami
OTHER OCEANS:
- 太平洋: Pacific Ocean
- 大西洋: Atlantic Ocean
- 北極海: Arctic Ocean
- 南極海: Southern Ocean