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PRONUNCIATION OF SPRATLY ISLANDS

Spratly Islands  [ˈsprætlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPRATLY ISLANDS

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Spratly Islands is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SPRATLY ISLANDS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Spratly Islands

Spratly Islands

The Spratly Islands are a disputed group of more than 750 reefs, islets, atolls, cays, and islands in the South China Sea. The archipelago lies off the coasts of the Philippines, Malaysia, and southern Vietnam. Named after the 19th century British explorer who sighted them in 1843, Richard Spratly, the islands contain approximately 4 km2 of actual land area spread over a vast area of more than 425,000 km2. The Spratlys are one of three archipelagos in the South China Sea which comprise more than 30,000 islands and reefs, and which complicate governance and economics in this part of Southeast Asia. Such small and remote islands have little economic value in themselves but are important in establishing international boundaries. No native islanders inhabit the islands which offer rich fishing grounds and may contain significant oil and natural gas reserves. The seas around the Spratlys are known to mariners as the Dangerous Ground and are characterized by many low islands, sunken reefs, and atolls awash, with reefs often rising abruptly from ocean depths, all of which makes the area dangerous for navigation.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPRATLY ISLANDS


absolutely
ˌæbsəˈluːtlɪ
approximately
əˈprɒksɪmɪtlɪ
Attlee
ˈætlɪ
Batley
ˈbætlɪ
completely
kəmˈpliːtlɪ
currently
ˈkʌrəntlɪ
definitely
ˈdɛfɪnɪtlɪ
directly
dɪˈrɛktlɪ
exactly
ɪɡˈzæktlɪ
fatly
ˈfætlɪ
flatly
ˈflætlɪ
frequently
ˈfriːkwəntlɪ
honestly
ˈɒnɪstlɪ
immediately
ɪˈmiːdɪətlɪ
mostly
ˈməʊstlɪ
patly
ˈpætlɪ
perfectly
ˈpɜːfɪktlɪ
rattly
ˈrætlɪ
recently
ˈriːsəntlɪ
significantly
sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPRATLY ISLANDS

SPQR
SPR

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPRATLY ISLANDS

British Virgin Islands
Caicos Islands
Cayman Islands
Cook Islands
Falkland Islands
Faroe Islands
hands
Highlands
Hollands
Islands
Keeling Islands
lands
Mariana Islands
Marshall Islands
Midlands
Netherlands
Northern Mariana Islands
Solomon Islands
the Netherlands
Turks and Caicos Islands
Virgin Islands

Synonyms and antonyms of Spratly Islands in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Spratly Islands» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPRATLY ISLANDS

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Translator English - Chinese

南沙
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Islas Spratly
570 millions of speakers

English

Spratly Islands
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्प्रैटली आइलैंड्स
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جزر سبراتلي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

острова Спратли
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Ilhas Spratly
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্প্রাতালি আইল্যান্ডস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

îles Spratly
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kepulauan Spratly
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Spratly-Inseln
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

南沙諸島
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스프 래 틀리 제도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kapuloan Spratly
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Quần đảo Trường Sa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஸ்ப்ராட்லி தீவுகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्पॅटली बेटे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Çatlak Adalar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Isole Spratly
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Wyspy Spratly
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Острови Спратлі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Insulele Spratly
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Spratly Νήσων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Spratly Eilande
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Spratlyöarna
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Spratlyøyene
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Spratly Islands

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPRATLY ISLANDS»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPRATLY ISLANDS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Spratly Islands

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPRATLY ISLANDS»

Discover the use of Spratly Islands in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Spratly Islands and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Sovereignty Over the Paracel and Spratly Islands
This exceptional volume deals with the hotly contested legal status of the Paracels and the Spratlys, two inhospitable archipelagos located in the South China Sea, sovereignty over which is disputed by several states.
‎2000
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The Management of the Spratly Islands Conflict: Success Or ...
Scholarly Research Paper from the year 2009 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Peace and Conflict Studies, Security, grade: A, University for Peace, language: English, abstract: The Spratly Islands are situated in the ...
Sopheada Phy, 2010
3
Cooperative Monitoring in the South China Sea: Satellite ...
Examines the issues involved in the Spratly Islands disputes in the light of confidence-building measures that satellite imagery can offer.
John C. Baker, David G. Wiencek, 2002
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Asian Security Handbook 2000
Tables Occupation Forces in the Spratly Islands Source: Cheng-yi Lin, "Security Implications of Conflict in the South China Sea: A Taiwanese Perspective," in Carolina G. Hernandez and Ralph Cossa, eds., Security Implications of Conflict in ...
William M. Carpenter, David G. Wiencek, 2000
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Toward a New Framework for Peaceful Settlement of China's ...
As far as these treaties are concerned, the key issue is to decide whether the Spratly Islands fall into the Chinese territory Japan had seized from China according to the Cairo Declaration and the 1945 Potsdam Proclamation. At this point ...
Junwu Pan, 2009
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China Connection: U.S. Policy and the People's Republic of China
Taiwan) and the contested waters surrounding the Spratly Islands — about 100 islands, reefs, and shoals that extend across an area of about 7,000 square miles . The Central Spratly Group, the major concentration of islands, lies about 150 ...
Anthony James Gregor, 1986
7
Undelimited Maritime Boundaries of the Asian Rim in the ...
The Spratly Islands The 170-plus features collectively termed the Spratly Islands are located in the southern part of the South China Sea extending for approximately 900km from southwest to northeast. The majority of the Spratlys are in fact ...
John Robert Victor Prescott, Shelagh Furness, Clive H. Schofield, 2001
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The Eagle in Autumn: A Chronicle of the South China Sea War ...
Roughly two-thirds of the way south between China and Malaysia, the Spratly Islands just barely rise above the surface of the South China Sea. Only four meters above sea level at their highest point, with a total land mass of less than five ...
Rhoe Mallock, 2005
9
Territorial Disputes of the Philippines: Spratly Islands, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source: Wikipedia, Books, LLC, 2010
10
The Law of the Sea in the Asian Pacific Region: Developments ...
There is however no agreed definition of the area occupied by the Spratly Islands or of the constituent members of the group, a situation which is made more complicated by the differing names given each feature by the claimant states.
James Crawford, Donald R. Rothwell, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPRATLY ISLANDS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Spratly Islands is used in the context of the following news items.
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Philippine-China South China Sea Dispute Over Spratly Islands
Pag-Asa is one of several tiny islands known collectively and more commonly as the Spratly Islands. The disputed islets, which are referred to the Chinese as ... «International Business Times, Jun 15»
2
PHL halts repairs on Spratlys airstrip ahead of UN suit
The Philippines has halted the repair of its airstrip in the disputed Spratly islands due to its pending suit at The Hague challenging China's claim over the waters, ... «GMA News, Jun 15»
3
China to finish land reclamation at the Spratly Islands in the South …
China has announced it has almost completed reclaiming land on the Spratly Islands which are the centre of a major international dispute in the South China ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
4
Fishermen rescued after boat sinks off Spratly Islands
QUANG NGAI (VNS) — All 32 fishermen, whose boat sank near Viet Nam's Spratly Archipelago, were rescued by 8am today, Quang Ngai's provincial committee ... «Viet Nam News, Jun 15»
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Spratly Islands: Vietnam sending tourists on a cruise to disputed …
The special offer six-day trip to the contested Spratly Islands is being sold for $800 (£520) as a once-in-a-lifetime experience for patriotic Vietnamese, promising ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
6
Vietnam plans to bring tourists to Spratly Islands this month
Vietnam plans to bring tourists to Spratly Islands this month ... feasibility study for tours to Truong Sa (Spratly) Islands in the East Sea, the Vietnamese term for the ... «Thanh Nien Daily, Jun 15»
7
Chinese troops ask US recon plane to leave area near Spratlys
Chinese troops asked a US military jet approaching the Spratly islands, a set of disputed islands whih China claims it owns, to change course by radio, a foreign ... «WantChinaTimes, May 15»
8
China has already constructed 3km runway on Spratly Islands
China's building activity in the Spratly Islands has infuriated neighbouring countries and the United States whose leadership accused the country of bullying ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
9
'Great Wall Of Sand': China Builds Islands In Contested Waters
The scale of China's construction in the Spratly Islands is clear in new satellite images released this week. NPR's Melissa Block speaks with Mira Rapp-Hooper, ... «NPR, Apr 15»
10
China is on a crazy mission to build artificial islands. What the hell is …
The effect is pretty dramatic — drag the slider below to see how things have changed at Fiery Cross Reef in the Spratly Islands, which are claimed by China and ... «Vox, Mar 15»

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