Paracel Islands en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- pä-rä-sělʹ
Meanings
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(plural) A group of South China Sea islands administered under Sansha, Hainan, China, as Xisha (claimed by Taiwan (ROC) and Vietnam).
ABOUT the third day out we passed the dreaded Macclesfield Bank, which, with the adjacent Paracel Islands and reefs, forms a pretty trap for the careless or unskilful navigator.
1897, Carlton Dawe, Captain Castle: A Tale of the China Seas (Fiction), London: Smith, Elder, and Co., →OCLC, →OL, page 31:The Republic of China has reiterated its sovereignty over the Nansha and Hsisha Islands (Spratly and Paracel Islands).
1976 June 6, “ROC reiterates ownership of southern islets”, in Free China Weekly, volume XVII, number 22, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1:Gales in the South China Sea, off Guangdong's east coast and near the Paracel Islands, were forecast to reach moderate magnitudes of 6-7 but the wind in some parts of the sea could be stronger, the forecasters said.
2022 June 29, Beijing newsroom, Hong Kong newsroom, Liz Lee, “Typhoon may be forming ahead of Hong Kong handover anniversary”, in Robert Birsel, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 29 Jun 2022, China:
Synonyms
Hsi-sha · Xisha (from Mandarin Chinese) · Paracel · The Paracels · Sisha · Hoang Sa (from Vietnamese) · Hsisha
Translations (16)
ko 호앙사 군도 (group of islands) · ru Парасе́льские острова́ (group of islands) · tr Parasel Adaları (group of islands) · ko 파라셀 제도 (group of islands) · ja パラセル諸島 (group of islands) · ja 西沙諸島 (group of islands) · ru острова́ Сиша́ (group of islands) · yue 西沙群島 /西沙群岛 (group of islands) · de Paracel-Inseln (group of islands) · cmn 西沙群島 /西沙群岛 (group of islands) · cmn 黃沙群島 /黄沙群岛 (group of islands) · vi Tây Sa Quần đảo (group of islands) · fr Paracel (group of islands) · ko 서사 군도 (group of islands) · ru острова́ Хоа́нг Ша (group of islands) · vi quần đảo Hoàng Sa (group of islands)