"exclusive economic zone" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: exclusive economic zones [plural], EEZ [alternative, initialism]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} exclusive economic zone (plural exclusive economic zones)
  1. (economics) A sea zone over which a state has special rights over the exploration and use of marine resources Related terms: special economic zone Translations (sea zone controlled by a state): 專屬經濟區 /专属经济区 (zhuānshǔjīngjìqū) (Chinese Mandarin), 經濟海域 /经济海域 (Chinese Mandarin), exclusieve economische zone [feminine] (Dutch), zone économique exclusive [feminine] (French), ექსკლუზიური ეკონომიკური ზონა (eksḳluziuri eḳonomiḳuri zona) (Georgian), განსაკუთრებული ეკონომიკური ზონა (gansaḳutrebuli eḳonomiḳuri zona) (Georgian), ausschließliche Wirtschaftszone [feminine] (German), kizárólagos gazdasági övezet (Hungarian), zona ekonomi eksklusif (Indonesian), 排他的経済水域 (haitateki keizai suiiki) (alt: はいたてきけいざいすいいき) (Japanese), 배타적 경제 수역 (baetajeok gyeongje suyeok) (alt: 排他的經濟水域) (Korean), zon ekonomi eksklusif (Malay), wyłączna strefa ekonomiczna [feminine] (Polish), zona econômica exclusiva [Brazil, feminine] (Portuguese), zona económica exclusiva [Europe, feminine] (Portuguese), zona económica exclusiva [feminine] (Spanish), exklusiv ekonomisk zon (Swedish), ви́ключна економі́чна зо́на (výključna ekonomíčna zóna) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

Alternative forms

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