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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SULU SEA

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Sulu Sea is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SULU SEA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sulu Sea

Sulu Sea

The Sulu Sea is a body of water in the southwestern area of the Philippines, separated from the South China Sea in the northwest by Palawan and from the Celebes Sea in the southeast by the Sulu Archipelago. Borneo is found to the southwest and Visayas to the northeast. Sulu Sea contains a number of islands. The Cuyo Islands and Cagayan Sulu are part of the province of Palawan whereas Mapun and the Turtle Islands are part of the province of Tawi-Tawi. Sulu Sea is also where the Tubbataha Reef National Marine Park, one of the World Heritage Sites is located.

Definition of Sulu Sea in the English dictionary

The definition of Sulu Sea in the dictionary is part of the W Pacific between Borneo and the central Philippines.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SULU SEA

Sulu Archipelago
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sumac
sumach
Sumatra
Sumatran
Sumba
Sumba Strait
Sumbawa
Sumer
Sumerian
sumless
summa
summa cum laude
Summa Theologica

WORDS THAT END LIKE SULU SEA

Adriatic Sea
Aegean Sea
Arabian Sea
Aral Sea
Baltic Sea
Barents Sea
Black Sea
Caribbean Sea
China Sea
Coral Sea
Dead Sea
Inland Sea
Mediterranean Sea
North Sea
Norwegian Sea
Philippine Sea
Red Sea
Sargasso Sea
South China Sea
Tyrrhenian Sea

Synonyms and antonyms of Sulu Sea in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Sulu Sea» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SULU SEA

Find out the translation of Sulu Sea to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Sulu Sea from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Sulu Sea» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

苏禄海
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mar de Sulu
570 millions of speakers

English

Sulu Sea
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सुलु सागर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بحر سولو
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

море Сулу
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Mar de Sulu
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সলু সাগর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

la mer de Sulu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Laut Sulu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sulu-See
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スル海
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

술루 해
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Segara Sulu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

biển Sulu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுலு கடல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुलु समुद्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sulu Denizi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Sulu Sea
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Morze Sulu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

море Сулу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Marea Sulu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Sulu Sea
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Sulu See
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Suluhavet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Sulu Sea
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Sulu Sea

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SULU SEA»

The term «Sulu Sea» is regularly used and occupies the 99.216 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SULU SEA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Sulu Sea

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SULU SEA»

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1
Sulu Sea: Adventures of Frank Malone
Follow Frank Malone from a disaster in his early years through the adult playground Asia can be to a modern swashbuckling climax. Enjoy a Special Warfare adventure.
Frank Malone, 2013
2
Geology of North-west Borneo: Sarawak, Brunei and Sabah
Chapter XIII Sulu Sea Marginal Basin It is from knowledge of the Sulu Sea that the Neogene stratigraphy and tectonics of on-land Sabah become possible. This was first brought to light by Hutchison (1992a) because the fabric of the marginal  ...
Charles Strachan Hutchison, 2005
3
Active Margins and Marginal Basins of the Western Pacific
Introduction The Sulu Sea is a small yet complex marginal basin lying between northern Borneo and the Philippines (Figure 8). The submerged, northeast- trending Cagayan ridge divides the Sulu Sea into two distinct basins, of which only the ...
Brian Taylor, James Natland, 1995
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World and Its Peoples: Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and ...
THE SULU SEA The Sulu Sea, which lies between the Philippines and Malaysia, has an area of around 100,000 square ... the east, Palawan in the northwest, and the Visayan Islands in the north, the Sulu Sea is characterized by steep coasts.
Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 2007
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The Sulu Zone, 1768-1898: The Dynamics of External Trade, ...
THE LITTORAL AND RIVERINE PROCUREMENT TRADE OF EAST BORNEO Northeast Borneo was the core of the Sulu Sultanate's procurement trade. Fronting on the Sulu Sea, its highly irregular coastline was seasonally accessible from ...
James Francis Warren, 2007
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The Battle of Leyte Gulf: 23-26 October 1944
The planes crossed over the Philippine islands of Bohol, Cebu, and Negros and then soared out over the wide expanses of the Sulu Sea. At 0820, they spotted a seven-ship formation headed northward at about 15 knots. As the American ...
Thomas J. Cutler, 2013
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Southeast Asia: A Historical Encyclopedia, from Angkor Wat ...
SULU AND THE SULU ARCHIPELAGO Extending 288 kilometers from Basilan Island to the northeastern coast of Borneo, the Sulu Archipelago is bounded on the west by the Sulu Sea and on the east and south by the Celebes Sea. Its 400 ...
Keat Gin Ooi, 2004
8
Aspects of the Tectonic Evolution of China
The western margin is defined by the Manila- Negros-Sulu-Cotabato Trench system, along which the South China Sea, Sulu Sea and Celebes Sea basins are subducting. Through shear partitioning, any excess stress not accommodated by  ...
J. Malpas, 2004
9
Homeland Security Handbook
To the north of the Sulu Archipelago, land surrounds the considerably smaller Sulu Sea on all sides. The numerous small islands provide a plethora of possible staging areas for raiding parties, and the regions of Tawi-Tawi and Basilan (all ...
Jack Pinkowski, 2008
10
The South China Sea: Paleoceanography and Sedimentology
During the LGM, therefore, the SCS was largely closed except the two passages along the east boundary which remained open to the Pacific and to the Sulu Sea respectively. The rhomboid shape of the SCS basin, together with its NE-SW ...
Pinxian Wang, Qianyu Li, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SULU SEA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Sulu Sea is used in the context of the following news items.
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China island-building in full swing near Philippine-controlled areas …
It's one of at least seven reefs and atolls in the South China Sea where the ... the gunnery and missile defense drills with Filipino counterparts in the Sulu Sea ... «OCRegister, Jun 15»
2
US, Philippine joint military exercise begins in Sulu Sea
The US and the Philippines began their annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) military exercise in the Sulu Sea east of the Philippine ... «WantChinaTimes, Jun 15»
3
US, PH start naval exercises in Sulu Sea
The exercises themselves, they said, will be held in the Sulu Sea, not the West Philippine Sea where the maritime row is taking place. Sulu Sea is located south ... «ABS CBN News, Jun 15»
4
Maritime sovereignty compromised due to gov't neglect - military paper
... secure around 70,000 international vessels traversing year-round the Luzon Straits and Malacca Straits and the waterways in the Sulu Sea, the paper said. «ABS CBN News, Jun 15»
5
US citizens warned against traveling to Sulu, parts of Mindanao
... the risks of travel to the Philippines, in particular to the Sulu Archipelago, certain regions and cities of the island of Mindanao, and the southern Sulu Sea area. «Inquirer.net, May 15»
6
5 dead, several others missing after Sulu sea accident
Five people were confirmed dead while an undetermined number of passengers remain missing after an unregistered boat capsized off Sulu on Thursday night, ... «GMA News, Apr 15»
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Malaysia's first Sulu Sea operating base ready in April, says …
Reuters picLANGKAWI, March 18 — Malaysia's first forward operating base modified out of a decommissioned oil platform in the Sulu Sea east of Sabah will be ... «Malay Mail Online, Mar 15»
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KL-Manila plan sea defence pact in Sulu Sea
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia and the Philippines have held discussions on coordinating sea patrols in the Sulu Sea. Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin ... «The Star Online, Mar 15»
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Total, Mitra ready Sulu Sea oil drilling
Total E & P Philippines B.V., a local unit of Total E & P of France, and joint venture partner Mitra Energy Ltd. of Malaysia will conduct oil drillings in service ... «Manila Standard Today, Mar 15»
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Magnitude 5.5 quake hits Sulu Sea; no damage but aftershocks seen
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines—A magnitude 5.5 quake took place at the Sulu Sea around 9:31 a.m. on Wednesday. Engineer Rommel Allan Labayog of the ... «Inquirer.net, Feb 15»

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