Spratly Islands

English

Etymology

Named after the 19th-century British whaling captain Richard Spratly, who sighted Spratly Island in 1843.

Proper noun

Spratly Islands

1. A group of islands, atolls, reefs, and cays in the South China Sea.

Synonyms

• Spratlys

Translations

islands

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 南沙群島／南沙群岛 (zh) (Nánshā Qúndǎo), 南沙群岛 (zh) (Nánshā qúndǎo)

• French: îles des Spratleys (fr) f pl, îles Spratleys (fr) f pl
• German: Spratly-Inseln (de) f pl
• Indonesian: Kepulauan Spratly
• Japanese: 南沙諸島 (なんさしょとう, Nansa shotō), スプラトリー諸島 (Supuratorī shotō)
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• Korean: 스프래틀리 군도 (Seupeuraeteulli gundo)
• Malay: Kepulauan Spratly
• Russian: острова́ Спра́тли m pl (ostrová Sprátli)
• Spanish: islas Spratly f pl
• Tagalog: Kapuluan ng Kalayaan, Spratly Islands
• Vietnamese: quần đảo Trường Sa