Mare nostrum (English spelling)

Japanese: mare nostrum(英語表記)marenostrum
Mare nostrum (English spelling)

…Soon, Britain, France, and the Netherlands followed suit and appeared in the Indian Ocean, competing for power among themselves. However, Britain, with its superior naval power, colonized most of the coastal areas, controlling key points such as the Cape of Good Hope, the Suez region, Ceylon, and the Straits of Malacca, and at one time called the Indian Ocean "mare nostrum (our sea)." France also claimed Madagascar, Reunion, and other islands in the ocean. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "mare nostrum" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…まもなくイギリス,フランス,オランダがこれを追ってインド洋に現れ,互いに勢力を争った。しかし海軍力に優れたイギリスは沿岸の大部分の地域を植民地化し,喜望峰,スエズ地域,セイロン島,マラッカ海峡などの要点を支配して,一時はインド洋を〈マーレ・ノストルムmare nostrum(われらの海)〉とした。フランスもマダガスカル,レユニオンその他洋上の島を領有した。…

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