Diaoyutai
Syllables: Diao·yu·tai
Diaoyutai proper noun: synonym of Uotsuri: the Taiwanese name. Also the ellipsis of Diaoyutai Islands.
Proper noun
Diaoyutai
- Synonym of Uotsuri: the Taiwanese name.
- The relationship between Nihon Seinensha and the disputed islands dates back to 1978, when the right-wing organization built its first lighthouse on Diaoyutai/Uotsuri Island on August 13 of that year. Ten years later, in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the first lighthouse, a new...1999, Han-yi Shaw, “Brief Overview of the History of the Islands Dispute”, in The Diaoyutai/Senkaku Islands Dispute: Its History and an Analysis of the Ownership Claims of the P.R.C., R.O.C., and...
- In 1990, the Japanese government decided it would grant Nihon Seinensha permission to renovate the lighthouse it had erected on Diaoyutai in 1978.2002, Steven D. Strauss, “More Asian Atrocities”, in The Complete Idiot's Guide to World Conflicts (Complete Idiot's Guides), Pearson Education, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 169
- Synonyms:
- Uotsuri
Also used as
Diaoyutai is also the ellipsis of Diaoyutai Islands.
Examples of Diaoyutai in a sentence
- The relationship between Nihon Seinensha and the disputed islands dates back to 1978, when the right-wing organization built its first lighthouse on Diaoyutai/Uotsuri Island on August 13 of that year.1999, Han-yi Shaw, “Brief Overview of the History of the Islands Dispute”, in The Diaoyutai/Senkaku Islands Dispute: Its History and an...
- In 1996, when some Japanese rebuilt a lighthouse on Diaoyutai, David Chan Yuk-cheung rekindled the movement and was drowned during a protest.2002, “Surfing the Political Arena”, in Growing with Hong Kong: The University and Its Graduates - The First 90 Years, Hong Kong University...
Synonyms of Diaoyutai
Forms of Diaoyutai
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Origin of Diaoyutai
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 釣魚臺 /釣魚台 /钓鱼台 (Diàoyútái).
Phrases with Diaoyutai
Questions about Diaoyutai
- What does Diaoyutai mean?
- Diaoyutai means synonym of Uotsuri: the Taiwanese name.
- How do you use Diaoyutai in a sentence?
- The relationship between Nihon Seinensha and the disputed islands dates back to 1978, when the right-wing organization built its first lighthouse on Diaoyutai/Uotsuri Island on August 13 of that year.
- What part of speech is Diaoyutai?
- Diaoyutai is a proper noun.
Words near Diaoyutai in the dictionary
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