Bohai Bay
Bohai Bay proper noun: synonym of Bohai Sea, a gulf of the Yellow Sea in northeastern China.

Proper noun
Bohai Bay
- Synonym of Bohai Sea, a gulf of the Yellow Sea in northeastern China
- The third emerging civilization in Neolithic China during the third millennium B.C. was the Dawenkou culture, with a long-lived tradition of millet farming, located in a broad area from Pohai Bay on the Shantung Peninsula, extended west into the eastern parts of the loess plain and south to the...[2007, Tai P. Ng, “The Individual, Society and State”, in Chinese Culture, Western Culture: Why must we learn from each other? (Social Sciences), New York; London; Shanghai: iUniverse, Inc., →ISBN...
- A bay of the Bohai Sea or Yellow Sea near Tianjin, China.
- As of March this year, pipelines accommodating 17 MW were already installed between Donghai and a pilot wind project in Bohai Bay near Tianjin.2010 September 7, Manuela Zoninsein, “Chinese Offshore Development Blows Past U.S.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Apr 2022, ClimateWire
- In 2012, ConocoPhillips and CNOOC reached a $160 million agreement with the Ministry of Agriculture to settle compensation claims related to the spill. ConocoPhillips also said it would help pay for social projects in Bohai Bay and reduce pollutants in the bay.2015 July 27, “China accepts group’s case against ConocoPhillips, CNOOC”, in AP News, archived from the original on 14 Jun 2022
- Synonyms:
- Bohai
Synonyms of Bohai Bay
Forms of Bohai Bay
| alternative form | Bo Hai Bay |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Pohai Bay |
Origin of Bohai Bay
Partial calque of Mandarin 渤海灣 /渤海湾 (Bóhǎiwān), from 渤海 (Bó Hǎi, “Bohai Sea”) + 灣 /湾 (wān, “bay”).
Questions about Bohai Bay
- What does Bohai Bay mean?
- Bohai Bay means synonym of Bohai Sea, a gulf of the Yellow Sea in northeastern China.
- What part of speech is Bohai Bay?
- Bohai Bay is a proper noun.
Words near Bohai Bay in the dictionary
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