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

How to use South China Sea in a sentence

The Aquino administration led a case before the Permanent Court of Arbitration, based in The Hague, against China’s claim to virtually the entire South China Sea, including islands close to the Philippines.
Benigno Aquino III, Philippine president who fought corruption and Chinese territorial claims, dies at 61|Regine Cabato, William Branigin|June 24, 2021|Washington Post
China’s growing military assertiveness in the Himalayas and South China Sea aren’t helping in a part of the world where — unlike the Middle East — China does have a long history of war and invasions.
Figuring Out China’s Next Move|Pallabi Munsi|March 29, 2021|Ozy
Many boats ran into trouble with the Thai pirates who prowled the South China Sea at that time.
Remembering the Fall of Saigon and Vietnam’s Mass ‘Boat People’ Exodus|Katie Baker|April 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Days were wasted searching the South China Sea, not the Indian Ocean.
The Worst Place in the World for MH370 to Go Missing|Clive Irving|April 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST

There are lots of sources of tension in that relationship, notably in the South China Sea.
The West Can Ally Against Russia But It Needs Global Cooperation|Bruce Jones|March 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The South China Sea is now the scene of one of the more serious feuds between officials in Washington and Beijing.
Meanwhile, in the Pacific...|Noah Kristula-Green|August 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The last part of the journey was almost entirely through shallow water—three hundred miles of the warm South China Sea.
The Image and the Likeness|John Scott Campbell

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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