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Native Script:प्रशांत महासागर
Pronunciation / Transliteration: prashant
"प्रशांत महासागर दुनिया का सबसे बड़ा महासागर है।"
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Relating to or characteristic of the Pacific Ocean or the regions surrounding it.
"The conference focused on trade policies across Pacific nations."
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Short for the Pacific Ocean, the largest and deepest of the world's oceanic divisions.
"Marine biologists are studying rare deep-sea species found in the Pacific."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin pacificus meaning 'peaceful' (from pax meaning 'peace' and facere meaning 'to make'). The name was given to the ocean by explorer Ferdinand Magellan because of its calm waters upon his entering it during the first circumnavigation of the globe.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pacific" is said worldwide
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Pacifique
Transliteration: pasifik
"Les îles du Pacifique sont magnifiques."
Pazifisch
Transliteration: paˈt͡siːfɪʃ
"Der pazifische Ozean ist sehr groß."
Pacifico
Transliteration: paˈtʃiːfiko
"Il mare Pacifico è vasto."
Pacífico
Transliteration: paˈsifiko
"El océano Pacífico es el más grande del mundo."
Pacífico
Transliteration: paˈsifiku
"O oceano Pacífico banha a costa leste da Ásia."
प्रशांत
Transliteration: prashant
Script: प्रशांत महासागर
"प्रशांत महासागर दुनिया का सबसे बड़ा महासागर है।"
太平洋
Transliteration: tài píng yáng
"太平洋是世界上最大、最深的海洋。"
태평양
Transliteration: taepyeongyang
"태평양은 세계에서 가장 큰 대양이다."
太平洋
Transliteration: taiheiyō
"太平洋には多くの美しい島々があります。"
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