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Phu Lam

Phu Lam proper noun: synonym of Woody Island: the Vietnamese-derived name.

Proper noun

Phu Lam

  1. Synonym of Woody Island: the Vietnamese-derived name.
    • The fighter jet sightings follow the placement of HQ-9 surface-to-air missiles on the 210-hectare island, known in Chinese as Yongxing and called Phu Lam by Vietnam, which also claims it.2016 February 24, Steve Herman, “China Redeploys Fighter Jets on Disputed Island”, in Voice of America, archived from the original on 04 May 2017, Asia
    Synonyms:
    Woody Island

Synonyms of Phu Lam

Origin of Phu Lam

Borrowed from Vietnamese Phú Lâm (富林).

Questions about Phu Lam

What does Phu Lam mean?
Phu Lam means synonym of Woody Island: the Vietnamese-derived name.
What part of speech is Phu Lam?
Phu Lam is a proper noun.

Words near Phu Lam in the dictionary

  1. phthoric
  2. phtisic
  3. phtisicid
  4. phtisicids
  5. PHU
  6. Phu Lam
  7. Phu Quoc Ridgeback
  8. Phu Quoc Ridgebacks
  9. Phua
  10. Phuan
  11. phub

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