Gulf of Carpentaria

Definitions of Gulf of Carpentaria
  1. noun
    a wide shallow inlet of the Arafura Sea in northern Australia
    synonyms: Carpentaria
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    Australia
    the smallest continent; between the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean
    gulf
    an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
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