East China Sea

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noun

a part of the northern Pacific, bounded by China, Japan, the Ryukyus, and Taiwan. 480,000 sq. mi. (1,243,200 sq. km).

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Also called (Pinyin) Dong Hai

[dawng -hahy] /ˈdɔŋ ˈhaɪ/ .

Words nearby East China Sea

Eastbourne, east by north, east by south, East Cape, East Chicago, East China Sea, East Cleveland, East Coast, east coast fever, East Detroit, East Dunbartonshire

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How to use East China Sea in a sentence

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My dad was a sailor, and all through my childhood he was away half of the time at sea, and to an extent I have a similar job.
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It is the only tourist center Ukraine has left on the Black Sea, since Russia annexed Crimea last spring.
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British Dictionary definitions for East China Sea

East China Sea

noun

part of the N Pacific, between the E coast of China and the Ryukyu Islands

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