Tungsha
Tungsha proper noun: synonym of Pratas.
Proper noun
Tungsha
- Synonym of Pratas.
- Reports were common of a Sino-British agreement for British co-operation in the economic development of South China, including British financing of a railway in Hainan, the establishment of an airdrome on Tungsha Island southeast of Hongkong, an oil depot in the Sesha Islands southwest of Hainan...1940, Irving S. Friedman, British Relations With China: 1931-1939, Institute of Pacific Relations, →OCLC, page 81
- After Japanese imperialism occupied the Tungsha Islands in 1907, Chang Jen-chun, Governor of Kwangtung and Kwangsi, made representations to the Japanese Consul in Kwangchow to recover the Tungsha Islands and, in April 1909, sent more than 170 people under Admiral Li Chun and Captains Wu Ching-jung...1975 December 12, Shih Ti-tsu, “South China Sea Islands, Chinese Territory Since Ancient Times”, in Peking Review, volume 18, number 50, archived from the original on 28 Oct 2012, page 13
- Synonyms:
- Pratas
Examples of Tungsha in a sentence
- At present, the Nationalists are using four LSMs to supply troops stationed on Tungsha and Nansha Islands.1978 July 24 [1977 February], Ti Tsung-heng, Who Will Control the Taiwan Straits in the Future?, United States Joint Publications Research...
- TWO hundred and twenty-seven miles from Macau, in the South China Sea, the burgundy jet was passing over Tungsha Island, inbound for landing.2003, Clive Cussler, Golden Buddha, Berkley Books, published 2007, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 156:
- In 2011, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) mapped mining areas around the Tungsha (Pratas) Islands and Taiping Island (Itu Aba), and completed preliminary geological and oceanic surveys.2015 July 7, “MOFA issues statement on South China Sea”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 04 Oct 2022:
Synonyms of Tungsha
Forms of Tungsha
| alternative also | Tung-sha |
|---|---|
| alternative Hanyu-Pinyin | Dongsha |
Origin of Tungsha
From the Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin Chinese 東沙 (Dōngshā) Wade-Giles romanization: Tung¹-sha¹.
Questions about Tungsha
- What does Tungsha mean?
- Tungsha means synonym of Pratas.
- How do you use Tungsha in a sentence?
- At present, the Nationalists are using four LSMs to supply troops stationed on Tungsha and Nansha Islands.
- What part of speech is Tungsha?
- Tungsha is a proper noun.
Words near Tungsha in the dictionary
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