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🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

golfo Pérsico

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈɡol.fo ˈpeɾ.si.ko

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Persian Gulf/ˈpɜːr.ʒən ɡʌlf/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El golfo Pérsico es rico en yacimientos de petróleo."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A Mediterranean sea in Western Asia, located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula, known for its vast oil and natural gas reserves.

    "Several major international shipping routes cross the Persian Gulf."
  2. 2

    The countries and coastal region surrounding this body of water.

    "Economic policies in the Persian Gulf heavily influence global energy markets."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the ancient geographical name 'Persia' (from Old Persian Pārsa) combined with 'gulf' (from Old French golfe and ultimately Greek kolpos meaning bay or bosom). Historically documented since antiquity, it designates the shallow marginal sea of the Indian Ocean situated between the Arabian Peninsula and southwestern Iran.

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