South China Sea
South China Sea proper noun: a marginal sea of the Western Pacific, on the East coast of Asia. The western arm of the Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines.
Proper noun
the South China Sea
- A marginal sea of the Western Pacific, on the East coast of Asia. The western arm of the Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines.
- The Philippine Islands are an archipelago southeast of Asia. They extend almost due north and south from Formosa to Borneo, and they separate the South China Sea from the Pacific Ocean.1898 May, “The Philippine Islands”, in The Locomotive, volume XIX, number 5, Hartford, Conn.: Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company, →OCLC, page 77
- Ignoring international law, the Chinese have claimed sovereignty over most of the South China Sea and are embarked upon a massive land reclamation and construction program to bolster these claims.2015, Dick Cheney, Liz Cheney, Exceptional: Why the World Needs a Powerful America, Threshold Editions, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 222
- Synonyms:
- East Vietnamese Sea, East Sea, West Philippine Sea, West Sea, South Sea
South China Sea meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
South China Sea in Hindi
- Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines
- दक्षिण चीन सागर dakṣiṇ cīn sāgar
South China Sea in Tamil
- Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines
- தென்சீனக் கடல் teṉcīṉak kaṭal
South China Sea in Marathi
- Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines
- दक्षिण चीन समुद्र dakṣiṇ cīn samudra
South China Sea in Urdu
- Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines
- بحیرہ جنوبی چین bahīrā janūbī cīn
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- South China Sea in Bengali
- দক্ষিণ চীন সাগর dokkhin cin śagor
- South China Sea in Telugu
- దక్షిణ చైనా సముద్రం dakṣiṇa cainā samudraṁ
- South China Sea in Malayalam
- ദക്ഷിണ ചൈനാക്കടൽ dakṣiṇa cainākkaṭal
- South China Sea in Punjabi
- ਦੱਖਣੀ ਚੀਨ ਸਮੁੰਦਰ dakkhaṇī cīn samundar
- South China Sea in Gujarati
- દક્ષિણ ચીન સાગર dakṣiṇ cīn sāgar
- South China Sea in Tagalog
- Timog Dagat Tsina
- South China Sea in Arabic
- بَحْر الصِّين الْجَنُوبِيّ baḥr aṣ-ṣīn al-janūbiyy
- South China Sea in Malay
- Laut China Selatan
- South China Sea in Indonesian
- Laut Tiongkok Selatan, Laut Natuna Utara
- South China Sea in Persian
- دریای جنوبی چین daryâ-ye jonubi čin
- South China Sea in Thai
- ทะเลจีนใต้ tá-lee jiin dtâai
- South China Sea in Vietnamese
- Biển Đông
- South China Sea in Myanmar
- တောင်တရုတ်ပင်လယ် taungta.rutpanglai
Synonyms of South China Sea
Questions about South China Sea
- What does South China Sea mean?
- South China Sea means a marginal sea of the Western Pacific, on the East coast of Asia. The western arm of the Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines.
- What is South China Sea in Hindi?
- South China Sea in Hindi is दक्षिण चीन सागर (dakṣiṇ cīn sāgar). See South China Sea meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is South China Sea?
- South China Sea is a proper noun.
Words near South China Sea in the dictionary
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