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Diaoyu

Syllables: Diao·yu

Diaoyu proper noun: synonym of Diaoyu Islands.

Proper noun

Diaoyu

  1. Synonym of Diaoyu Islands.
    • Japan has stepped up measures to defend its outlying islands in response to Chinese military activity near Taiwan, located just 100km from Japan’s westernmost island, Yonaguni, and around the uninhabited Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. They are administered by Japan but claimed by China...2026 January 19, Justin McCurry, “Chinese tourists shun Japan in wake of Taiwan invasion row”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Jan 2026, China
    Synonyms:
    Diaoyu Islands

Synonyms of Diaoyu

Origin of Diaoyu

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 釣魚 /钓鱼 (Diàoyú).

Phrases with Diaoyu

Questions about Diaoyu

What does Diaoyu mean?
Diaoyu means synonym of Diaoyu Islands.
What part of speech is Diaoyu?
Diaoyu is a proper noun.

Words near Diaoyu in the dictionary

  1. diantimonide
  2. diantimonides
  3. diantimony
  4. Diantonio
  5. Diantonios
  6. Diaoyu
  7. Diaoyu Islands
  8. diaoyudaoite
  9. Diaoyus
  10. Diaoyutai
  11. Diaoyutai Islands

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