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Senkakus

Senkakus is the ellipsis of Senkaku Islands.

Meaning of Senkaku Islands

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

Questions about Senkakus

What is Senkakus the ellipsis of?
Senkakus is the ellipsis of Senkaku Islands.

Words near Senkakus in the dictionary

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

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