South China Sea
English
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Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈsaʊθ ˌtʃaɪnə ˈsiː/
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Proper noun
[edit]- A marginal sea of the Western Pacific, on the East coast of Asia. The western arm of the Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines.
- Synonyms: East Vietnamese Sea (Vietnam), East Sea (Vietnam), West Philippine Sea (Philippines), West Sea (Philippines), South Sea (China)
- Coordinate terms: East China Sea, Bohai Sea, North China Sea
- 1898 May, “The Philippine Islands”, in The Locomotive[1], volume XIX, number 5, Hartford, Conn.: Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company, →OCLC, page 77:
- The Philippine Islands are an archipelago southeast of Asia. They extend almost due north and south from Formosa to Borneo, and they separate the South China Sea from the Pacific Ocean.
- 2015, Dick Cheney, Liz Cheney, Exceptional: Why the World Needs a Powerful America[2], Threshold Editions, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 222:
- Ignoring international law, the Chinese have claimed sovereignty over most of the South China Sea and are embarked upon a massive land reclamation and construction program to bolster these claims.
- 2022 February 7, Brad Lendon and Ivan Watson, “Newly leaked video shows F-35 crashing in flames on aircraft carrier”, in CNN[3], archived from the original on 16 March 2025:
- “We are aware that there has been an unauthorized release of video footage from flight deck cameras onboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) of the F-35C Lightning II crash that occurred Jan. 24, in the South China Sea. There is an ongoing investigation into both the crash and the unauthorized release of the shipboard video footage,” Cmdr. Zach Harrell, spokesperson for Commander, Naval Air Forces, said in an email.
Translations
[edit]Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines
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See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “South China Sea”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present.
- “South China Sea”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “South China Sea”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “South China Sea”, in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2026.