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international waters

international waters noun: those parts of the ocean that are not legally recognized as being under the jurisdiction of any national government.

Noun

international waters pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only, international law) Those parts of the ocean that are not legally recognized as being under the jurisdiction of any national government.
    • Beijing claims sovereignty over Taiwan despite China's ruling Communist Party never having controlled the island -- and considers the strait part of its "internal waters."
      The US Navy, however, says most of the strait is in international waters.2022 August 28, Brad Lendon, “US sends two warships through Taiwan Strait, in first transit since Pelosi trip”, in CNN, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2022
    Synonyms:
    high seas

international waters meaning in Tamil, Indonesian, Persian and Vietnamese

international waters in Tamil

நாடுகளுக்குப் பொதுக்கடல் பகுதி

international waters in Indonesian

ocean not belonging to any country
perairan internasional

international waters in Persian

ocean not belonging to any country
آبهای بینالمللی âb-hâ-ye beyn-ol-melali

international waters in Vietnamese

ocean not belonging to any country
vùng biển quốc tế

Synonyms of international waters

Questions about international waters

What does international waters mean?
International waters means those parts of the ocean that are not legally recognized as being under the jurisdiction of any national government.
What is international waters in Tamil?
International waters in Tamil is நாடுகளுக்குப் பொதுக்கடல் பகுதி. See International waters meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is international waters?
International waters is a noun.

Words near international waters in the dictionary

  1. international systems
  2. International Talk Like a Pirate Day
  3. International Time Bureau
  4. international unit
  5. international units
  6. international waters
  7. International Women's Day
  8. International Working Women's Day
  9. Internationale
  10. internationalisation
  11. internationalisations

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Adapted from Wiktionary: international waters (page history and authors); international waters (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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