Arafura Sea

短语

阿拉弗拉海（位于澳大利亚和新几内亚之间）

词形变化

the Arafura Sea

释义与例句

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    A sea lying directly north of Arnhem Land and south of West Papua.

    阿拉弗拉海

词源

Uncertain. Some theories of its origin have been presented, such as it deriving from Portuguese Alfours (“free men”), but it is more likely that it is named for the Harrafora, the indigenous name for the "people of the mountains" in the Moluccas. First recorded use dates to at least 1663.

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