"South China Sea" meaning in English

See South China Sea in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: the South China Sea [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=South China Sea}} the South China Sea
  1. The western arm of the Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines. Wikipedia link: South China Sea Categories (place): China, Malaysia, Philippines, Seas, Taiwan, Vietnam Synonyms: East Sea (english: Vietnamese), West Philippine Sea [Philippines] Related terms: nine-dash line Translations (Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines): Suid-Chinese See (Afrikaans), Deti i Kinës Jugore (Albanian), ደቡብ ቻይና ባሕር (däbub čayna baḥr) (Amharic), بَحْر الصِّين الْجَنُوبِيّ (baḥr aṣ-ṣīn al-janūbiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), Հարավ-Չինական ծով (Harav-Čʻinakan cov) (Armenian), Cənubi Çin dənizi (Azerbaijani), Hego Txinako itsasoa (Basque), Паўднёва-Кіта́йскае мо́ра (Paŭdnjova-Kitájskaje móra) [neuter] (Belarusian), দক্ষিণ চীন সাগর (dokkhin cin śagor) (Bengali), Mor Su Sina [masculine] (Breton), Южнокита́йско море́ (Južnokitájsko moré) [neuter] (Bulgarian), တောင်တရုတ်ပင်လယ် (taungta.rutpanglai) (Burmese), mar de la Xina Meridional [feminine] (Catalan), 南海 (naam⁴ hoi²) (Chinese Cantonese), 南中國海 /南中国海 (naam⁴ zung¹ gwok³ hoi²) (Chinese Cantonese), 南海 (Nánhǎi) (Chinese Mandarin), 南中國海 /南中国海 (Nán Zhōngguó Hǎi) (Chinese Mandarin), Jihočínské moře [neuter] (Czech), Sydkinesiske Hav [neuter] (Danish), Zuid-Chinese Zee [feminine] (Dutch), Sudĉina Maro (Esperanto), Lõuna-Hiina meri (Estonian), Etelä-Kiinanmeri (Finnish), mer de Chine méridionale [feminine] (French), mar da China Meridional [masculine] (Galician), სამხრეთ ჩინეთის ზღვა (samxret činetis zɣva) (Georgian), Südchinesisches Meer [neuter] (German), Θάλασσα της Νότιας Κίνας (Thálassa tis Nótias Kínas) [feminine] (Greek), દક્ષિણ ચીન સાગર (dakṣiṇ cīn sāgar) (Gujarati), ים סין הדרומי (yám sin ha-drómi) [masculine] (Hebrew), दक्षिणी चीन सागर (dakṣiṇī cīn sāgar) [masculine] (Hindi), Dél-kínai-tenger (Hungarian), Suður-Kínahaf [neuter] (Icelandic), Laut Tiongkok Selatan (Indonesian), Laut Natuna Utara [formal] (Indonesian), Muir na Síne Theas [feminine] (Irish), Mar Cinese Meridionale [masculine] (Italian), 南シナ海 (Minami Shina-kai) (alt: みなみしなかい) (Japanese), 南支那海 (Minami Shina-kai) (alt: みなみしなかい) (Japanese), Оңтүстік Қытай теңізі (Oñtüstık Qytai teñızı) (Kazakh), សមុទ្រចិនខាងត្បូង (saʼmot cən khaang tboung) (Khmer), 남중국해 (Namjunggukhae) (alt: 南中國海) (Korean), Түштүк Кытай деңизи (Tüştük Kıtay deŋizi) (Kyrgyz), ທະເລຈີນໃຕ້ (tha lē chīn tai) (Lao), Dienvidķīnas jūra [feminine] (Latvian), Pietų Kinijos jūra [feminine] (Lithuanian), Јужнокинеско Море (Južnokinesko More) [neuter] (Macedonian), Laut China Selatan (Malay), ദക്ഷിണ ചൈനാക്കടൽ (dakṣiṇa cainākkaṭal) (Malayalam), Baħar Ċiniż Nofsinhar [masculine] (Maltese), दक्षिण चीन समुद्र (dakṣiṇ cīn samudra) (Marathi), Өмнөд Хятадын тэнгис (Ömnöd Xjatadyn tengis) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), Tónteel náátsʼósí (Navajo), Sørkinahavet [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), Sørkinahavet [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), دریای جنوبی چین (daryâ-ye jonubi čin) (Persian), Morze Południowochińskie [neuter] (Polish), Mar da China Meridional [masculine] (Portuguese), ਦੱਖਣੀ ਚੀਨ ਸਮੁੰਦਰ (dakkhaṇī cīn samundar) (Punjabi), Marea Chinei de Sud [feminine] (Romanian), Ю́жно-Кита́йское мо́ре (Júžno-Kitájskoje móre) [neuter] (Russian), Sooth Cheenae Sea (Scots), Јужнокинеско море [Cyrillic, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), Južnokinesko more [Roman, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), Juhočínske more [neuter] (Slovak), Južnokitajsko morje [neuter] (Slovene), mar de la China Meridional [masculine] (Spanish), Bahari ya Uchina Kusini (Swahili), Sydkinesiska sjön [common-gender] (Swedish), Sydkinesiska havet [neuter] (Swedish), Timog Dagat Tsina (Tagalog), Баҳри Ҷануби Хитой (Bahr-i Janub-i Xitoy) (Tajik), தென்சீனக் கடல் (teṉcīṉak kaṭal) (Tamil), Көньяк Кытай диңгезе (Kön’yak Qıtay diñgeze) (Tatar), దక్షిణ చైనా సముద్రం (dakṣiṇa cainā samudraṁ) (Telugu), ทะเลจีนใต้ (tá-lee jiin dtâai) (Thai), Güney Çin Denizi (Turkish), Günorta Hytaý deňzi (Turkmen), Південнокита́йське мо́ре (Pivdennokytájsʹke móre) [neuter] (Ukrainian), بحیرہ جنوبی چین (bahīrā janūbī cīn) [feminine] (Urdu), Janubiy Xitoy dengizi (Uzbek), Biển Đông (alt: 㴜東) (Vietnamese), Môr De Tsieina [masculine] (Welsh), Súdsineeske See (West Frisian)
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        ],
        [
          "mainland",
          "mainland"
        ],
        [
          "Taiwan",
          "Taiwan"
        ],
        [
          "Borneo",
          "Borneo"
        ],
        [
          "Philippines",
          "Philippines"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "nine-dash line"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "english": "Vietnamese",
          "word": "East Sea"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "Philippines"
          ],
          "word": "West Philippine Sea"
        }
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "af",
          "lang": "Afrikaans",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "word": "Suid-Chinese See"
        },
        {
          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "word": "Deti i Kinës Jugore"
        },
        {
          "code": "am",
          "lang": "Amharic",
          "roman": "däbub čayna baḥr",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "word": "ደቡብ ቻይና ባሕር"
        },
        {
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "baḥr aṣ-ṣīn al-janūbiyy",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "بَحْر الصِّين الْجَنُوبِيّ"
        },
        {
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "Harav-Čʻinakan cov",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "word": "Հարավ-Չինական ծով"
        },
        {
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "word": "Cənubi Çin dənizi"
        },
        {
          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "word": "Hego Txinako itsasoa"
        },
        {
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "Paŭdnjova-Kitájskaje móra",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Паўднёва-Кіта́йскае мо́ра"
        },
        {
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "dokkhin cin śagor",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "word": "দক্ষিণ চীন সাগর"
        },
        {
          "code": "br",
          "lang": "Breton",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Mor Su Sina"
        },
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "Južnokitájsko moré",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Южнокита́йско море́"
        },
        {
          "code": "my",
          "lang": "Burmese",
          "roman": "taungta.rutpanglai",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "word": "တောင်တရုတ်ပင်လယ်"
        },
        {
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "mar de la Xina Meridional"
        },
        {
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "naam⁴ hoi²",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "word": "南海"
        },
        {
          "code": "yue",
          "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
          "roman": "naam⁴ zung¹ gwok³ hoi²",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "word": "南中國海 /南中国海"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "Nánhǎi",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "word": "南海"
        },
        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "Nán Zhōngguó Hǎi",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "word": "南中國海 /南中国海"
        },
        {
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Jihočínské moře"
        },
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Sydkinesiske Hav"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Zuid-Chinese Zee"
        },
        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "word": "Sudĉina Maro"
        },
        {
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "word": "Lõuna-Hiina meri"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "word": "Etelä-Kiinanmeri"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "mer de Chine méridionale"
        },
        {
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "mar da China Meridional"
        },
        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "samxret činetis zɣva",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "word": "სამხრეთ ჩინეთის ზღვა"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Südchinesisches Meer"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "Thálassa tis Nótias Kínas",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Θάλασσα της Νότιας Κίνας"
        },
        {
          "code": "gu",
          "lang": "Gujarati",
          "roman": "dakṣiṇ cīn sāgar",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "word": "દક્ષિણ ચીન સાગર"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "yám sin ha-drómi",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ים סין הדרומי"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "dakṣiṇī cīn sāgar",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "दक्षिणी चीन सागर"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "word": "Dél-kínai-tenger"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Suður-Kínahaf"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "word": "Laut Tiongkok Selatan"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "tags": [
            "formal"
          ],
          "word": "Laut Natuna Utara"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Muir na Síne Theas"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Mar Cinese Meridionale"
        },
        {
          "alt": "みなみしなかい",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "Minami Shina-kai",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "word": "南シナ海"
        },
        {
          "alt": "みなみしなかい",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "Minami Shina-kai",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "word": "南支那海"
        },
        {
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "Oñtüstık Qytai teñızı",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "word": "Оңтүстік Қытай теңізі"
        },
        {
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "saʼmot cən khaang tboung",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "word": "សមុទ្រចិនខាងត្បូង"
        },
        {
          "alt": "南中國海",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "Namjunggukhae",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "word": "남중국해"
        },
        {
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "Tüştük Kıtay deŋizi",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "word": "Түштүк Кытай деңизи"
        },
        {
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "tha lē chīn tai",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "word": "ທະເລຈີນໃຕ້"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Dienvidķīnas jūra"
        },
        {
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Pietų Kinijos jūra"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "Južnokinesko More",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Јужнокинеско Море"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "word": "Laut China Selatan"
        },
        {
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "dakṣiṇa cainākkaṭal",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "word": "ദക്ഷിണ ചൈനാക്കടൽ"
        },
        {
          "code": "mt",
          "lang": "Maltese",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Baħar Ċiniż Nofsinhar"
        },
        {
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "dakṣiṇ cīn samudra",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "word": "दक्षिण चीन समुद्र"
        },
        {
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "Ömnöd Xjatadyn tengis",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "Өмнөд Хятадын тэнгис"
        },
        {
          "code": "nv",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "word": "Tónteel náátsʼósí"
        },
        {
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Sørkinahavet"
        },
        {
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Sørkinahavet"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "daryâ-ye jonubi čin",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "word": "دریای جنوبی چین"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Morze Południowochińskie"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Mar da China Meridional"
        },
        {
          "code": "pa",
          "lang": "Punjabi",
          "roman": "dakkhaṇī cīn samundar",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "word": "ਦੱਖਣੀ ਚੀਨ ਸਮੁੰਦਰ"
        },
        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Marea Chinei de Sud"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "Júžno-Kitájskoje móre",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Ю́жно-Кита́йское мо́ре"
        },
        {
          "code": "sco",
          "lang": "Scots",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "word": "Sooth Cheenae Sea"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Јужнокинеско море"
        },
        {
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Južnokinesko more"
        },
        {
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Juhočínske more"
        },
        {
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Južnokitajsko morje"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "mar de la China Meridional"
        },
        {
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "word": "Bahari ya Uchina Kusini"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "Sydkinesiska sjön"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Sydkinesiska havet"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "word": "Timog Dagat Tsina"
        },
        {
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "Bahr-i Janub-i Xitoy",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "word": "Баҳри Ҷануби Хитой"
        },
        {
          "code": "ta",
          "lang": "Tamil",
          "roman": "teṉcīṉak kaṭal",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "word": "தென்சீனக் கடல்"
        },
        {
          "code": "tt",
          "lang": "Tatar",
          "roman": "Kön’yak Qıtay diñgeze",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "word": "Көньяк Кытай диңгезе"
        },
        {
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "dakṣiṇa cainā samudraṁ",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "word": "దక్షిణ చైనా సముద్రం"
        },
        {
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "tá-lee jiin dtâai",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "word": "ทะเลจีนใต้"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "word": "Güney Çin Denizi"
        },
        {
          "code": "tk",
          "lang": "Turkmen",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "word": "Günorta Hytaý deňzi"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "Pivdennokytájsʹke móre",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Південнокита́йське мо́ре"
        },
        {
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "bahīrā janūbī cīn",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "بحیرہ جنوبی چین"
        },
        {
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "word": "Janubiy Xitoy dengizi"
        },
        {
          "alt": "㴜東",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "word": "Biển Đông"
        },
        {
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Môr De Tsieina"
        },
        {
          "code": "fy",
          "lang": "West Frisian",
          "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
          "word": "Súdsineeske See"
        }
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "South China Sea"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "South China Sea"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "the South China Sea",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "def": "1",
        "head": "South China Sea"
      },
      "expansion": "the South China Sea",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "nine-dash line"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese terms with redundant transliterations",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English proper nouns",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English uncountable nouns",
        "Entries with translation boxes",
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        "en:China",
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        {
          "ref": "1898 May, “The Philippine Islands”, in The Locomotive, volume XIX, number 5, Hartford, Conn.: Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company, →OCLC, page 77:",
          "text": "The Philippine Islands are an archipelago southeast of Asia. They extend almost due north and south from Formosa to Borneo, and they separate the South China Sea from the Pacific Ocean.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2015, Dick Cheney, Liz Cheney, Exceptional: Why the World Needs a Powerful America, Threshold Editions, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 222:",
          "text": "Ignoring international law, the Chinese have claimed sovereignty over most of the South China Sea and are embarked upon a massive land reclamation and construction program to bolster these claims.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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        "The western arm of the Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines."
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        [
          "western",
          "western"
        ],
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          "arm",
          "arm"
        ],
        [
          "Pacific Ocean",
          "Pacific Ocean"
        ],
        [
          "Asian",
          "Asian"
        ],
        [
          "mainland",
          "mainland"
        ],
        [
          "Taiwan",
          "Taiwan"
        ],
        [
          "Borneo",
          "Borneo"
        ],
        [
          "Philippines",
          "Philippines"
        ]
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      "wikipedia": [
        "South China Sea"
      ]
    }
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "Vietnamese",
      "word": "East Sea"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Philippines"
      ],
      "word": "West Philippine Sea"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "word": "Suid-Chinese See"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "word": "Deti i Kinës Jugore"
    },
    {
      "code": "am",
      "lang": "Amharic",
      "roman": "däbub čayna baḥr",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "word": "ደቡብ ቻይና ባሕር"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "baḥr aṣ-ṣīn al-janūbiyy",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "بَحْر الصِّين الْجَنُوبِيّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "Harav-Čʻinakan cov",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "word": "Հարավ-Չինական ծով"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "word": "Cənubi Çin dənizi"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "word": "Hego Txinako itsasoa"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "Paŭdnjova-Kitájskaje móra",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Паўднёва-Кіта́йскае мо́ра"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "dokkhin cin śagor",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "word": "দক্ষিণ চীন সাগর"
    },
    {
      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Mor Su Sina"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "Južnokitájsko moré",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Южнокита́йско море́"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "taungta.rutpanglai",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "word": "တောင်တရုတ်ပင်လယ်"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mar de la Xina Meridional"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "naam⁴ hoi²",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "word": "南海"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "naam⁴ zung¹ gwok³ hoi²",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "word": "南中國海 /南中国海"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Nánhǎi",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "word": "南海"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Nán Zhōngguó Hǎi",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "word": "南中國海 /南中国海"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Jihočínské moře"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Sydkinesiske Hav"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Zuid-Chinese Zee"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "word": "Sudĉina Maro"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "word": "Lõuna-Hiina meri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "word": "Etelä-Kiinanmeri"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mer de Chine méridionale"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mar da China Meridional"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "samxret činetis zɣva",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "word": "სამხრეთ ჩინეთის ზღვა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Südchinesisches Meer"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "Thálassa tis Nótias Kínas",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Θάλασσα της Νότιας Κίνας"
    },
    {
      "code": "gu",
      "lang": "Gujarati",
      "roman": "dakṣiṇ cīn sāgar",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "word": "દક્ષિણ ચીન સાગર"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "yám sin ha-drómi",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ים סין הדרומי"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "dakṣiṇī cīn sāgar",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "दक्षिणी चीन सागर"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "word": "Dél-kínai-tenger"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Suður-Kínahaf"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "word": "Laut Tiongkok Selatan"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ],
      "word": "Laut Natuna Utara"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Muir na Síne Theas"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Mar Cinese Meridionale"
    },
    {
      "alt": "みなみしなかい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Minami Shina-kai",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "word": "南シナ海"
    },
    {
      "alt": "みなみしなかい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Minami Shina-kai",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "word": "南支那海"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "Oñtüstık Qytai teñızı",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "word": "Оңтүстік Қытай теңізі"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "saʼmot cən khaang tboung",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "word": "សមុទ្រចិនខាងត្បូង"
    },
    {
      "alt": "南中國海",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Namjunggukhae",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "word": "남중국해"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "Tüştük Kıtay deŋizi",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "word": "Түштүк Кытай деңизи"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "tha lē chīn tai",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "word": "ທະເລຈີນໃຕ້"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Dienvidķīnas jūra"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Pietų Kinijos jūra"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Južnokinesko More",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Јужнокинеско Море"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "word": "Laut China Selatan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "dakṣiṇa cainākkaṭal",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "word": "ദക്ഷിണ ചൈനാക്കടൽ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Baħar Ċiniż Nofsinhar"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "dakṣiṇ cīn samudra",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "word": "दक्षिण चीन समुद्र"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "Ömnöd Xjatadyn tengis",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "Өмнөд Хятадын тэнгис"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "word": "Tónteel náátsʼósí"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Sørkinahavet"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Sørkinahavet"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "daryâ-ye jonubi čin",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "word": "دریای جنوبی چین"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Morze Południowochińskie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Mar da China Meridional"
    },
    {
      "code": "pa",
      "lang": "Punjabi",
      "roman": "dakkhaṇī cīn samundar",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "word": "ਦੱਖਣੀ ਚੀਨ ਸਮੁੰਦਰ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Marea Chinei de Sud"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Júžno-Kitájskoje móre",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Ю́жно-Кита́йское мо́ре"
    },
    {
      "code": "sco",
      "lang": "Scots",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "word": "Sooth Cheenae Sea"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Јужнокинеско море"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Južnokinesko more"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Juhočínske more"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Južnokitajsko morje"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mar de la China Meridional"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "word": "Bahari ya Uchina Kusini"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "Sydkinesiska sjön"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Sydkinesiska havet"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "word": "Timog Dagat Tsina"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "Bahr-i Janub-i Xitoy",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "word": "Баҳри Ҷануби Хитой"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "teṉcīṉak kaṭal",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "word": "தென்சீனக் கடல்"
    },
    {
      "code": "tt",
      "lang": "Tatar",
      "roman": "Kön’yak Qıtay diñgeze",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "word": "Көньяк Кытай диңгезе"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "dakṣiṇa cainā samudraṁ",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "word": "దక్షిణ చైనా సముద్రం"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "tá-lee jiin dtâai",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "word": "ทะเลจีนใต้"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "word": "Güney Çin Denizi"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "word": "Günorta Hytaý deňzi"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "Pivdennokytájsʹke móre",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Південнокита́йське мо́ре"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "bahīrā janūbī cīn",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "بحیرہ جنوبی چین"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "word": "Janubiy Xitoy dengizi"
    },
    {
      "alt": "㴜東",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "word": "Biển Đông"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Môr De Tsieina"
    },
    {
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "sense": "Pacific Ocean, between the Asian mainland and Taiwan, Borneo and the Philippines",
      "word": "Súdsineeske See"
    }
  ],
  "word": "South China Sea"
}

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