"West Philippine Sea" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the West Philippine Sea [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|def=1|head=West Philippine Sea}} the West Philippine Sea
  1. (Philippines, loosely, informal) Synonym of South China Sea Tags: Philippines, broadly, informal Synonyms: South China Sea [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-West_Philippine_Sea-en-name-IJ4gYIu8 Categories (other): Philippine English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 64 36
  2. (Philippines, formal) eastern portion of the South China Sea claimed by the Philippine government to be part of its exclusive economic zone. Tags: Philippines, formal
    Sense id: en-West_Philippine_Sea-en-name-f~1zOENr Categories (other): Philippine English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: East Sea (english: Vietnamese English terminology), South Sea (english: Sino-English terminology), East Vietnamese Sea (english: Vietnamese English terminology), WPS

Alternative forms

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