Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An island group in the South China Sea west of Palawan. The archipelago, which has potentially extensive oil and natural gas deposits, is claimed in whole or in part by China, Taiwan, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Brunei, and is uninhabited except for several military posts.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A group of islands, atolls, reefs and
cays in theSouth China Sea
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Spratly Islands.
Examples
-
If these countries don't want to change their ways with China, they will need to prepare for the sound of cannons , wrote the unapologetically nationalistic Global Times, referring to the 750 islands and spits of land in the South China Sea, known as the Spratly Islands, which are also contested by Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam.
NYT > Home Page By ANDREW JACOBS 2011
-
The Spratly Islands are a group of more than 650 reefs, [1] islets, atolls, cays and islands in the South China Sea between the Philippines and
WN.com - Articles related to Clinton comments, Korea drills roil US-China ties 2010
-
The Spratly Islands are a group of more than 650 reefs, [1] islets, atolls, cays and islands in the South China Sea between the Philippines and Vietnam.
WN.com - Articles related to Clinton comments, Korea drills roil US-China ties 2010
-
The Spratly Islands are a group of more than 650 reefs, [1] islets, atolls, cays and islands in the South China Sea between the Philippines and Vietnam.
WN.com - Articles related to Clinton comments, Korea drills roil US-China ties 2010
-
The Spratly Islands are a group of more than 650 reefs, [1] islets, atolls, cays and islands in the South China Sea between the Philippines and
WN.com - Articles related to Clinton comments, Korea drills roil US-China ties 2010
-
The Spratly Islands are a group of more than 650 reefs, [1] islets, atolls, cays and islands in the South China Sea between the Philippines and Vietnam.
WN.com - Articles related to Clinton comments, Korea drills roil US-China ties 2010
-
The Spratly Islands are a group of more than 650 reefs, [1] islets, atolls, cays and islands in the South China Sea between the Philippines and
WN.com - Articles related to Clinton comments, Korea drills roil US-China ties 2010
-
The Spratly Islands are a group of more than 650 reefs, [1] islets, atolls, cays and islands in the South China Sea between the Philippines and
WN.com - Articles related to Clinton comments, Korea drills roil US-China ties 2010
-
The Spratly Islands are a group of more than 650 reefs, [1] islets, atolls, cays and islands in the South China Sea between the Philippines and Vietnam.
WN.com - Articles related to Clinton comments, Korea drills roil US-China ties 2010
-
The Spratly Islands are a group of more than 650 reefs, [1] islets, atolls, cays and islands in the South China Sea between the Philippines and Vietnam.
WN.com - Articles related to Clinton comments, Korea drills roil US-China ties 2010
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.