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Nansha

/nɑnˈʃɑː/

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From the Mandarin 南沙 (Nánshā) Wade–Giles romanization: Nan²-sha¹, reinforced by Hanyu Pinyin.

proper noun Nanshas · Nan-sha

uncountable, usually A district of Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. On April 28, 2005, the State Council approved a new scheme of district administration in Guangzhou.[...]The southern part of Panyu was upgraded into an independent urban district, Nansha district.
uncountable, usually Synonym of Spratly Islands: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name. In addition to these two autonomous areas, Kwangtung Province also administers the islands in the South China Sea claimed by China. These are the Tungsha, Sisha, Chungsha and Nansha groups.[...]Finally, the Nansha group, which has no collective Western designation, extends from Lat. 4 degrees to 11
Similar: Spratly Islands
uncountable, usually A district of Sansha, Hainan, China (claimed areas encompass areas administered or claimed by Brunei, China (PRC), Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan (ROC), and Vietnam). Only last month, China established Xisha District (西沙) on Woody Island (Yongxing Island, 永興島) and Nansha District (南沙) on the reef, both of which fall under Sansha, a prefecture-level city established in 2012.

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中文	南沙 Nánshā

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@misc{nansha_2026,
  title = {Nansha},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nansha},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}