South China Sea

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South China Sea

/ˈsaʊθ ˌtʃaɪnə ˈsiː/

proper noun the South China Sea

A marginal sea of the Western Pacific, on the East coast of Asia. The western arm of the Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines. The Philippine Islands are an archipelago southeast of Asia. They extend almost due north and south from Formosa to Borneo, and they separate the South China Sea from the Pacific Ocean.
Similar: East Vietnamese Sea, East Sea, West Philippine Sea, West Sea, South Sea

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name Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines

Español	mar de la China Meridional
한국어	남중국해 Namjunggukhae
日本語	南シナ海 Minami Shina-kai, 南支那海 Minami Shina-kai, 南中国海
中文	南海 Nánhǎi, 南中國海 /南中国海 Nán Zhōngguó Hǎi
हिन्दी	दक्षिण चीन सागर dakṣiṇ cīn sāgar
Kiswahili	Bahari ya Uchina Kusini
Português	Mar da China Meridional
Français	mer de Chine méridionale
Deutsch	Südchinesisches Meer
Italiano	Mar Cinese Meridionale
Ελληνικά	Θάλασσα της Νότιας Κίνας Thálassa tis Nótias Kínas
Română	Marea Chinei de Sud
Русский	Ю́жно-Кита́йское мо́ре Júžno-Kitájskoje móre
Tiếng Việt	Biển Đông
العربية	بَحْر الصِّين الْجَنُوبِيّ baḥr aṣ-ṣīn al-janūbiyy
עברית	ים סין הדרומי yám sin ha-drómi

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@misc{south_china_sea_2026,
  title = {South China Sea},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/south%20china%20sea},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}