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North China Sea

North China Sea proper noun: the Yellow Sea.

Proper noun

the North China Sea

  1. the Yellow Sea
    • Li, a past executive at JP Morgan Chase and Merrill Lynch’s China operations who has worked for several law firms in New York was blooded in commodities as a young man, working in the offshore oil fields of the North China sea prior to college.2014 March 31, Melanie Burton, Polly Yam, “NEWSMAKER-LME warehousing throws up roadblock for Charles Li”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 30 Jun 2022, Breaking City News
    Synonyms:
    Yellow Sea, West Sea, West Korea Sea, Korea West Sea, Korean West Sea, West Korean Sea, West Sea of Korea, Sea of Korea, Korean Sea

Synonyms of North China Sea

  • Yellow Sea
  • West Sea
  • West Korea Sea
  • Korea West Sea
  • Korean West Sea
  • West Korean Sea
  • West Sea of Korea
  • Sea of Korea
  • Korean Sea

Origin of North China Sea

Calque of Chinese 北海 (Běihǎi, “Bohai Sea”), from 北 (“north”) + 海 (hǎi, “sea”), phrased in English with reference to the East China Sea and South China Sea.

Questions about North China Sea

What does North China Sea mean?
North China Sea means the Yellow Sea.
What part of speech is North China Sea?
North China Sea is a proper noun.

Words near North China Sea in the dictionary

  1. North Chatham
  2. North Cheam
  3. North Chelmsford
  4. North Chicago
  5. North China Plain
  6. North China Sea
  7. North Chungcheong
  8. North Claines
  9. North Clarendon
  10. North Coast
  11. North Cockerington

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