Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An arm of the western Pacific Ocean bounded by China, South Korea, Taiwan, and the Ryukyu and Kyushu Islands.
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- proper noun A
marginal sea east ofChina , south of the Korean peninsula, the west ofJapanese Ryukyu islands, and north ofTaiwan .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun part of the Pacific Ocean near eastern Asia
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Examples
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But four of them are in the Senkaku, or Daioyu, island group in the East China Sea, which is also claimed by Taiwan and China and have been a flashpoint in diplomatic relations.
The Seattle Times 2012
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Currently, a US naval thinks that sailing around in the East China Sea is a cool move.
TPMCafe 2010
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The Senkaku Islands, known as Diaoyu to the Chinese, which lie in the East China Sea were the flashpoint for this month's incident in which a Chinese fishing boat collided with two
Energy News - Energy Technology - Energy Business - Energy and the Environment 2010
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The Senkaku Islands, known as Diaoyu to the Chinese, which lie in the East China Sea were the flashpoint for this month's incident in which a Chinese fishing boat collided with two
China News From Sino Daily - Business, Environment and Technology 2010
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A clownfish, such as this one found in the East China Sea is a prime example of a sequential hermaphrodite.
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A clownfish, such as this one found in the East China Sea is a prime example of a sequential hermaphrodite.
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Currently, a US naval thinks that sailing around in the East China Sea is a cool move.
TPMCafe 2010
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A clownfish, such as this one found in the East China Sea is a prime example of a sequential hermaphrodite.
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Drilling activity by state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corp. in the East China Sea has been a constant irritation to Japan.
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In a harshly worded editorial, Xinhua demanded Noda not visit Yasukuni and said Tokyo must recognize China's claim over Japanese-controlled islands in the East China Sea known as Senkaku, or Diaoyutai in Chinese.
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