"Crescent Group" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the Crescent Group [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Crescent Group}} the Crescent Group
  1. An island group of Xisha district, Sansha, Hainan, China (claimed areas encompass areas administered or claimed by China (PRC), Taiwan (ROC), and Vietnam). Categories (place): Places in China, Places in Hainan, China
    Sense id: en-Crescent_Group-en-name-uawNUdbF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Islands
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        {
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          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Islands",
          "orig": "en:Islands",
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
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          "name": "Places in China",
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        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Places in Hainan, China",
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            "Places"
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        }
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              91,
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          "ref": "1974 January 25, “122. Minutes of Washington Special Actions Group Meeting”, in Bradley Lynn Coleman, editor, Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, volume X, Washington: United States Government Printing Office, archived from the original on 17 Jun 2011, page 510:",
          "text": "Mr. Colby: The key to the whole area is the Paracels. There are two groups of islands, the Crescent Group in the south, and the Amphitrite Group in the north.",
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        }
      ],
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        "An island group of Xisha district, Sansha, Hainan, China (claimed areas encompass areas administered or claimed by China (PRC), Taiwan (ROC), and Vietnam)."
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        ],
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          "Xisha#English"
        ],
        [
          "Sansha",
          "Sansha#English"
        ],
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          "Hainan",
          "Hainan#English"
        ],
        [
          "China",
          "China#English"
        ],
        [
          "China",
          "China"
        ],
        [
          "PRC",
          "PRC"
        ],
        [
          "Taiwan",
          "Taiwan"
        ],
        [
          "ROC",
          "ROC"
        ],
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          "Vietnam",
          "Vietnam"
        ]
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          "Sansha",
          "Sansha#English"
        ],
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        ],
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          "China",
          "China#English"
        ],
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          "China",
          "China"
        ],
        [
          "PRC",
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        ],
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          "Taiwan",
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