South China Sea

American  

noun

1. a part of the western Pacific, bounded by southeastern China, Vietnam, the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, and the Philippines.

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South China Sea British  

noun

1. part of the Pacific surrounded by SE China, Vietnam, the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, and the Philippines

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Etymology

Origin of South China Sea

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

The two countries have held live-fire naval drills in the South China Sea and have frequently flown and sailed together near Taiwan, Japan and South Korea.

From The Wall Street Journal

The strategy says that the U.S. will seek to deny aggression anywhere in the First Island Chain, a string of territory from the Japanese archipelago through Taiwan and the Philippines to the South China Sea.

From The Wall Street Journal

A weakened Typhoon Fung-wong is now passing over the South China Sea and expected to head to Taiwan, after leaving two people dead in the Philippines.

From BBC

These maneuvers included a recent passage through the strategically important Taiwan Strait as the carrier headed to the South China Sea to carry out what Chinese officials described as “scientific research tests and training missions.”

From The Wall Street Journal

It is forecast to move across the Visayas islands region and out over the South China Sea by Wednesday.

From BBC