"Paracel Islands" meaning in English

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Proper name

enPR: pä-rä-sělʹ Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Paracel Islands}} Paracel Islands
  1. A group of South China Sea islands administered under Sansha, Hainan, China, as Xisha (claimed by Taiwan (ROC) and Vietnam). Wikipedia link: Paracel Islands Tags: plural Categories (place): Islands, Places in China, Places in Hainan, Vietnam Synonyms: The Paracels, Paracel, Hsisha Synonyms (from Mandarin Chinese): Xisha Synonyms (from Vietnamese): Hoang Sa Translations (group of islands): 西沙群島 (Chinese Cantonese), 西沙群岛 (sai¹ saa¹ kwan⁴ dou²) (Chinese Cantonese), 西沙群島 (Chinese Mandarin), 西沙群岛 (Xīshā Qúndǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), 黃沙群島 (note: from Vietnamese) (Chinese Mandarin), 黄沙群岛 (Huángshā Qúndǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), Paracel [masculine] (French), Paracel-Inseln [feminine, plural] (German), 西沙諸島 (Seisa Shotō) (alt: せいさしょとう) (Japanese), パラセル諸島 (Paraseru Shotō) (Japanese), 파라셀 제도 (Parasel jedo) (Korean), 서사 군도 (Seosa gundo) (alt: 西沙群島) (Korean), 호앙사 군도 (Hoangsa gundo) (alt: 黃沙群島) (Korean), Парасе́льские острова́ (Parasélʹskije ostrová) [masculine, plural] (Russian), острова́ Сиша́ (ostrová Sišá) [masculine, plural] (Russian), острова́ Хоа́нг Ша (ostrová Xoáng Ša) [masculine, plural] (Russian), Parasel Adaları (Turkish), quần đảo Hoàng Sa (alt: 群島黃砂) (Vietnamese), Tây Sa Quần đảo (alt: 西沙群島) (Vietnamese)

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