南洋

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Mandarin [edit]

simpl. and trad.
南洋

Etymology [edit]

南 ("south") + 洋 ("seas")

Proper noun [edit]

南洋 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin Nányáng)

  1. (obsolete) an old name for the Malay Archipelago, the Malay Peninsula, and Indonesia or for Southeast Asia in general
  2. the South Seas

See also [edit]

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