"first island chain" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: Calque from Chinese 第一島鏈/第一岛链 (Dìyī dǎoliàn). Etymology templates: {{calque|en|zh|-}} Calque from Chinese, {{zh-l|第一島鏈}} 第一島鏈/第一岛链 (Dìyī dǎoliàn) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=first island chain}} first island chain
  1. (geopolitics) The first chain of major archipelagos out from the East Asian continental mainland coast. Principally composed of the Kuril Islands, Japanese Archipelago, Ryu Kyu Islands, Taiwan, the northern Philippines, and Borneo; from the Kamchatka Peninsula to the Malay Peninsula. Categories (topical): Geopolitics Synonyms: First Island Chain Related terms: second island chain, Second Island Chain, third island chain, Third Island Chain Translations (chain of islands): 第一島鏈 (Chinese Mandarin), 第一岛链 (Dìyī dǎoliàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 第一列島線 (Daīchi Rettō Sen) (Japanese), 제1열도선 (je1yeoldoseon) (Korean)

Alternative forms

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