No. 3,131 in German
deniz
"Deniz" is not a German word; it is Turkish and means "sea" or "ocean" in English.
In a sentence
Deniz liebt das Meer.
Deniz loves the sea.
In this sentence, 'Deniz' is used as a proper noun, a name of a person.
Er denkt ständig an denizblaue Farben.
He constantly thinks of sea-blue colors.
Here, 'deniz' is part of a compound term 'denizblaue', showing its metaphorical usage describing the color of the sea.
Die Gruppe reist zu einer abgelegenen denizartigen Lagune.
The group travels to a remote lagoon that is sea-like.
In this context, 'denizartig' uses 'deniz' in a descriptive form to convey resemblance to the sea.
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