Spratly Islands
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Spratly Islands
- /ˌspɾat.lɪ ˈʔaɪ̯.lɐnds/ Philippines
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Named after British whaling captain Richard Spratly who sighted the islands in 1843.
proper noun
- A group of islands, atolls, reefs, and cays in the South China Sea. On the other hand, two moves by Japan during this period may have a certain significance. The first was announcement of Japanese occupation of the Spratly islands on March 31, complemented by the annexation, on April 18, of a group of reefs and islets 300 miles long between French Indo-China, the Ph
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name islands
| Español | islas Spratly |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 스프래틀리 군도 Seupeuraeteulli gundo |
| 日本語 | 南沙諸島 Nansa shotō, スプラトリー諸島 Supuratorī shotō |
| 中文 | 南沙群島 /南沙群岛 Nánshā qúndǎo |
| Français | îles des Spratleys, Îles Spratleys |
| Deutsch | Spratly-Inseln |
| Русский | острова́ Спра́тли ostrová Sprátli |
| Tiếng Việt | quần đảo Trường Sa |
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title = {Spratly Islands},
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