Zhongsha
Syllables: Zhong·sha/d͡ʒʊŋˈʃɑː/
Zhongsha proper noun: a collection of areas in the South China Sea, including Macclesfield Bank, Scarborough Shoal, Truro Shoal, and other areas claimed by China (PRC) and Taiwan (ROC); some of these areas are claimed by the Philippines.
Proper noun
Zhongsha
- A collection of areas in the South China Sea, including Macclesfield Bank, Scarborough Shoal, Truro Shoal, and other areas claimed by China (PRC) and Taiwan (ROC); some of these areas are claimed by the Philippines.
- The Zhongsha Islands, situated to the southeast of the Xisha, are composed of more than 20 reefs and shoals.
- The Nansha Islands contain more than 100 islets, reefs, shoals and sand bars studding the vast southern sea area south of the Zhongsha Islands.1983, China Handbook Editorial Committee [《中国手册》编辑委员会], “Territory”, in Liang Liangxing, transl., Geography [地理] (China Handbook Series), 1st edition, Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, →ISBN, →OCLC...
- Synonyms:
- Macclesfield Bank
Examples of Zhongsha in a sentence
- The shoals and reefs of Zhongsha (or the Macclesfield Bank) do not emerge even at low water.1987, Donald E. Weatherbee, “The South China Sea: From Zone of Conflict to Zone of Peace?”, in Lawrence E. Grinter, Young Whan Kihl...
- Scarborough is special because it is the only above-water feature in China’s claimed Zhongsha Islands.2003, Jean-Marc F. Blanchard, “Maritime Issues in Asia: The Problem of Adolescence”, in Muthiah Alagappa, editor, Asian Security Order...
- These are the Dongsha (Pratas) Islands 東沙群島, the Nansha (Spratly) Islands 南沙群島, the Xisha (Paracel) Islands 西沙群島, and the Zhongsha Islands (Macclesfield Bank) 中沙群島.2011, “Geography”, in The Republic of China Yearbook 2011, New Taipei: Government Information Office, →ISBN, →OCLC, pages 24–25:
Synonyms of Zhongsha
Forms of Zhongsha
| alternative form | Chungsha |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Chung-sha |
| alternative form | Jhongsha |
Origin of Zhongsha
c. mid 20th c., from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 中沙 (Zhōngshā).
Words that rhyme with Zhongsha
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- Moskva
- Nansha
- rah
- shikar
- ah
- aha
- alhamdulillah
- Amapá
- Benoit
- Bogotá
- fa
- galah
- goombah
- huzzah
- inshallah
- Jah
- la
- lah-di-dah
- ma
- moire
- mudra
- ménage à trois
- na
- omertà
- ooh la la
- pa
- schwa
- shah
- Shangri-La
- sis boom bah
- ta
- wah
- Xisha
- 'za
- allah
- ar
- arthra
- Aymara
- baa
- bah
- Bogota
- boyar
- bra
- cha
- cha cha cha
- chamar
- che sara sara
- chicken paw
Questions about Zhongsha
- What does Zhongsha mean?
- Zhongsha means a collection of areas in the South China Sea, including Macclesfield Bank, Scarborough Shoal, Truro Shoal, and other areas claimed by China (PRC) and Taiwan (ROC); some of these areas are claimed by the Philippines.
- How do you use Zhongsha in a sentence?
- The shoals and reefs of Zhongsha (or the Macclesfield Bank) do not emerge even at low water.
- What part of speech is Zhongsha?
- Zhongsha is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Zhongsha?
- Zhongsha is pronounced /d͡ʒʊŋˈʃɑː/.
Words near Zhongsha in the dictionary
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