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mare clausum definition

mare clau·sum (mä′rā klo̵u′səm)

a sea under the jurisdiction of a single nation and not open to all others

Etymology: L, closed sea

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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