South China Sea
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noun
a part of the western Pacific, bounded by southeastern China, Vietnam, the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, and the Philippines.
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Also called (Pinyin) Nan Hai [nahn -hahy] /ˈnɑn ˈhaɪ/ .
Origin of South China Sea
First recorded in 1870–75
Words nearby South China Sea
south by west, South Carolina, South Carolinian, South Caucasian, South Charleston, South China Sea, Southcott, South Dakota, South Dakotan, South Devon, Southdown
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British Dictionary definitions for South China Sea
South China Sea
noun
part of the Pacific surrounded by SE China, Vietnam, the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, and the Philippines
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