English Explanatory Dictionary

first island chain

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The first chain of major archipelagos out from the East Asian continental mainland coast. Principally composed of the Kuril Islands, Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, the northern Philippines, Japan, and Borneo; from the Kamchatka Peninsula to the Malay Peninsula.
name
  1. Alternative letter-case form of first island chain.

Word forms

first island chain

Etymology

Calque from Chinese 第一島鏈／第一岛链 (Dìyī dǎoliàn).

Related words

second island chain third island chain
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