Definition of East China Sea

1. Noun. Part of the Pacific Ocean near eastern Asia.

Group relationships: Pacific, Pacific Ocean
Generic synonyms: Sea

Definition of East China Sea

1. Proper noun. A marginal sea east of China, south of the Korean peninsula, the west of Japanese Ryukyu islands, and north of Taiwan. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of East China Sea

East-sider
East Africa
East African
East African sleeping sickness
East African trypanosomiasis
East Africans
East Asia
East Asian
East Asians
East Berlin
East Berliner
East Berliners
East Bird's Head
East Chadic
East China Sea (current term)
East Coast
East Coast fever
East End
East Flanders
East Flemish
East Frisia
East Frisian
East German
East Germanic
East Germanic language
East Germans
East Germany
East India
East India Company

Literary usage of East China Sea

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The International Geography by Hugh Robert Mill (1915)
"The northern part of the shallow East China Sea between ... A similar inner gulf is cut off from the East China Sea by the mountainous island of Hainan. ..."

2. Primary Geography by Adolph Steinwehr, Daniel Garrison Brinton (1912)
"What two rivers empty into the East China Sea? What two rivers empty into the Bay of Bengal ? What river empties into the Arabian Sea? ..."

3. McEvoy Magazine by Thomas Jefferson McEvoy (1912)
"Arm of Pacific Ocean 4. Yellow Sea—East of China, between China and Korea. Arm of Pacific Ocean. 5. East China Sea—East of China. Arm of Pacific Ocean. 6. ..."

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