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Senkaku Islands

/ˈsɛŋkɑːku ˈaɪləndz/

Senkaku Islands proper noun: a chain of islands in the Sakishima islands of Ishigaki, Okinawa prefecture, Japan, in the East China Sea (claimed by China and Toucheng Township, Yilan County, Taiwan (ROC)).

Proper noun

Senkaku Islands

  1. A chain of islands in the Sakishima islands of Ishigaki, Okinawa prefecture, Japan, in the East China Sea (claimed by China and Toucheng Township, Yilan County, Taiwan (ROC)).
    • There are, however, localities where small skipjack are caught throughout the year such as in the Senkaku Islands off Miyako.1950 [1940 December 4], Masamitsu Ōshima, “A symposium on the investigation of tuna and skipjack spawning grounds”, in Spawning Grounds of Tuna and Skipjack, Fish and Wildlife Service, →OCLC, page 5
    • Japanese geologists reported that huge oil deposits had been discovered in the area of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea during a survey conducted June 4 to July 13.1970, 1969 News Dictionary, Facts on File, →ISBN, page 233

Senkaku Islands meaning in Vietnamese

Senkaku Islands in Vietnamese

islands
quần đảo Senkaku, quần đảo Điếu Ngư, quần đảo Điếu Ngư Đài

Synonyms of Senkaku Islands

Origin of Senkaku Islands

Partial calque from Japanese 尖閣諸島(せんかくしょとう) (senkakushotō) / 尖閣群島(せんかくぐんとう) (senkakuguntō) / 尖閣列島(せんかくれっとう) (senkakurettō).

Questions about Senkaku Islands

What does Senkaku Islands mean?
Senkaku Islands means a chain of islands in the Sakishima islands of Ishigaki, Okinawa prefecture, Japan, in the East China Sea (claimed by China and Toucheng Township, Yilan County, Taiwan (ROC)).
What is Senkaku Islands in Vietnamese?
Senkaku Islands in Vietnamese is quần đảo Senkaku, quần đảo Điếu Ngư, quần đảo Điếu Ngư Đài. See Senkaku Islands meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is Senkaku Islands?
Senkaku Islands is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Senkaku Islands?
Senkaku Islands is pronounced /ˈsɛŋkɑːku ˈaɪləndz/.

Words near Senkaku Islands in the dictionary

  1. Senja
  2. senjacbey
  3. senjacbeys
  4. Senjam
  5. Senji
  6. Senkaku Islands
  7. Senkakus
  8. senkirkine
  9. Senko
  10. Senkos
  11. senktide

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