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second island chain

second island chain proper noun: the next chain of archipelagos out from the East Asian continental mainland coast, beyond the first island chain. Principally composed of the Bonin Islands, Mariana Islands, Caroline Islands; from Honshu to New Guinea.

Proper noun (1)

second island chain

  1. The next chain of archipelagos out from the East Asian continental mainland coast, beyond the first island chain. Principally composed of the Bonin Islands, Mariana Islands, Caroline Islands; from Honshu to New Guinea.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Second Island Chain

Second Island Chain

  1. Alternative letter-case form of second island chain.

Forms of second island chain

alternative formSecond Island Chain

Origin of second island chain

Calque from Chinese 第二島鏈／第二岛链 (Dì'èr dǎoliàn).

Questions about second island chain

What does second island chain mean?
Second island chain means the next chain of archipelagos out from the East Asian continental mainland coast, beyond the first island chain. Principally composed of the Bonin Islands, Mariana Islands, Caroline Islands; from Honshu to New Guinea.
What part of speech is second island chain?
Second island chain is a proper noun.

Words near second island chain in the dictionary

  1. second imperatives
  2. second in command
  3. Second Intermediate Period
  4. second inversion
  5. second inversions
  6. second island chain
  7. second joint
  8. second joints
  9. Second Korean War
  10. second ladies
  11. second lady

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