English Explanatory Dictionary

Liancourt Rocks

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A group of islets located in the Sea of Japan, administered as part of Ulleung County, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, and claimed by the Japan and North Korea.

Pronunciation

lēãko͞or′

Word forms

Liancourt Rocks

Etymology

From the name of the French whaling ship Le Liancourt that nearly wrecked on the rocks in 1849.

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