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China Seas

China Seas proper noun: a series of marginal seas in the Western Pacific Ocean around China, including the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea and the South China Sea.

Proper noun

the China Seas pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A series of marginal seas in the Western Pacific Ocean around China, including the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea and the South China Sea.
    • Intelligence has been received at Hong Kong of the total loss of the ship Libelle while on a voyage to that port from San Francisco, having on board a valuable cargo and specie to the extent of £76,000 in dollars, and a number of passengers, among whom were Madame Anna Bishop, Miss Phelan, Mr. M....1866 August 18, “LAST NEWS OF ANNA BISHOP”, in The Musical World, volume 44, number 33, London, →OCLC, page 521

Questions about China Seas

What does China Seas mean?
China Seas means a series of marginal seas in the Western Pacific Ocean around China, including the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea and the South China Sea.
What part of speech is China Seas?
China Seas is a proper noun.

Words near China Seas in the dictionary

  1. China Proper
  2. china root
  3. china roots
  4. China rose
  5. China roses
  6. China Seas
  7. China shock
  8. China Standard Time
  9. China stone
  10. China syndrome
  11. China Syndromes

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