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* '''Sahul:''' a continental mass comprising Australia, New Guinea, Tasmania and their continental shelves → the name derives from the Dutch for ''shoal'' (''sahull'' or ''sahoel''), which appeared on 17th century maps, referring to a supposed sandbank between Australia and Timor | * '''Sahul:''' a continental mass comprising Australia, New Guinea, Tasmania and their continental shelves → the name derives from the Dutch for ''shoal'' (''sahull'' or ''sahoel''), which appeared on 17th century maps, referring to a supposed sandbank between Australia and Timor | ||
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| + | *'''sheol:''' the place of darkness where the dead go (Hebrew Bible) | ||
Latest revision as of 09:07, 11 July 2019
- sahel: (Arabic) shore → see ashore in the next sentence
- Sahu: the incorruptible habitation of souls in Egyptian mythology, identified with the constellation Orion
- Sahul: a continental mass comprising Australia, New Guinea, Tasmania and their continental shelves → the name derives from the Dutch for shoal (sahull or sahoel), which appeared on 17th century maps, referring to a supposed sandbank between Australia and Timor
- sheol: the place of darkness where the dead go (Hebrew Bible)
