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Spratlies

Spratlies is the alternative form of Spratlys.

Meaning of Spratlys

Proper noun

Spratlys

  1. The Spratly Islands
    • Taiwan, like mainland China, lays claim to 53 rocks, shoals and reefs in the South China Sea known as the Spratly Islands. The Spratlys are also claimed by Malaysia, Brunei, the Philippines and Vietnam. The claims wouldn’t be taken too seriously except that there is possibly oil under these...1994 July, Robert Storey, “Facts about Taiwan”, in Taiwan - A Travel Survival Kit, 3rd edition, Lonely Planet, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 13

Questions about Spratlies

What is Spratlies the alternative form of?
Spratlies is the alternative form of Spratlys.

Words near Spratlies in the dictionary

  1. sprankling
  2. sprant
  3. sprat
  4. Spratley
  5. Spratleys
  6. Spratlies
  7. spratlike
  8. Spratlin
  9. Spratling
  10. Spratlings
  11. Spratlins

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