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Meaning of nine-dash line | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A set of line segments on various maps that have accompanied the claims of the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China to various contested areas in the South China Sea.

Equivalents

Tiếng Việt Đường chín đoạn Đường chín khúc Đường chữ U Đường lưỡi bò

Examples

“Hollywood certainly has a cynical heart: Barbie was banned this week from opening in Vietnam for including on a map the “nine-dash line” that China uses to claim sovereignty over territory in the South China Sea.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

nine-day wonder nine-eyes nine-killer nine-nine-six nine-point circle nine-pounder

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