English Explanatory Dictionary

Diaoyutai Islands

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Synonym of Senkaku Islands: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name (Taiwan and Hong Kong).

Word forms

Diaoyutai Islands Tiaoyutai Islands

Etymology

Partial calque of Mandarin 釣魚臺群島 /釣魚台群島 /钓鱼台群岛 (Diàoyútái Qúndǎo).

Synonyms

Senkaku Islands Diaoyu Tiaoyu Diaoyutai Tiaoyutai Diaoyu Islands Tiaoyu Islands Pinnacle Islands
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