Gulf of America

短语

词形变化

the Gulf of America

别名

Gulf of Amerika

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    Synonym of Nakhodka Bay.

    废旧
  2. 2.

    Official (in the US) but internationally unrecognized name for the Gulf of Mexico.

词源

* (Nakhodka Bay): Partial calque of Russian зали́в Америка (zalív Amerika), from зали́в (zalív, “gulf, bay”) and the name of the Russian corvette Америка (Amerika) that discovered the bay. * (Gulf of Mexico): A renaming of the oceanic basin by US president Donald Trump in 2025, although earlier uses exist.

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