"second island chain" meaning in English

See second island chain in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Calque from Chinese 第二島鏈/第二岛链 (Dì'èr dǎoliàn). Etymology templates: {{calque|en|zh|-}} Calque from Chinese, {{zh-l|第二島鏈}} 第二島鏈/第二岛链 (Dì'èr dǎoliàn) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} second island chain
  1. (politics) The next chain of archipelagos out from the East Asian continental mainland coast, beyond the first island chain. Principally composed of the Bonin Islands, Marianas Islands, Caroline Islands; from Honshu to New Guinea. Categories (topical): Politics Synonyms: Second Island Chain Related terms: first island chain, First Island Chain, third island chain, Third Island Chain
    Sense id: en-second_island_chain-en-name-gZJQipdW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: government, politics
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