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English
Etymology
Calque from Chinese 第一島鏈／第一岛链 (Dìyī dǎoliàn).
Proper noun
first island chain
- (geopolitics) The first chain of major archipelagos out from the East Asian continental mainland coast. Principally composed of the Kuril Islands, Japanese Archipelago, Ryu Kyu Islands, Taiwan, the northern Philippines, and Borneo; from the Kamchatka Peninsula to the Malay Peninsula.
Usage notes
- Some definitions of the first island chain anchor the northern end on the Russian Far East coast north of Sahkalin Island, with Sahkalin Island being the first link in the chain.
Translations
chain of islands
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 第一島鏈 / 第一岛链 (Dìyī dǎoliàn)
- Japanese: 第一列島線 (Daīchi Rettō Sen)
- Korean: 제1열도선 (je1yeoldoseon)
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