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Spratlys

Spratlys proper noun: the Spratly Islands.

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 Spratlys

What does Spratlys mean?
Spratlys means the Spratly Islands.
What part of speech is Spratlys?
Spratlys is a proper noun.

Words near Spratlys in the dictionary

  1. Spratling
  2. Spratlings
  3. Spratlins
  4. Spratly Island
  5. Spratly Islands
  6. Spratlys
  7. spratmo
  8. sprats
  9. Spratt
  10. spratted
  11. spratter

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