Meanings
- pluralA group of South China Sea islands administered under Sansha, Hainan, China, as Xisha (claimed by Taiwan (ROC) and Vietnam).
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 12 more examples
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 31Gales 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, ChinaSynonyms: The Paracels, Paracel, Hsisha, Hsi-sha, Sisha, Xisha, Hoang Sa
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA group of South China Sea islands administered under Sansha, Hainan, China, as Xisha (claimed by Taiwan (ROC) and Vietnam).
Translations
Chinese Cantonese 西沙群島 /西沙群岛
- 西沙群島 /西沙群岛 (sai¹ saa¹ kwan⁴ dou²)group of islands
Chinese Mandarin 西沙群島 /西沙群岛, 黃沙群島 /黄沙群岛
- 西沙群島 /西沙群岛 (Xīshā Qúndǎo)group of islands
- 黃沙群島 /黄沙群岛 (Huángshā Qúndǎo)group of islands
French Paracel
- Paracelgroup of islands
German Paracel-Inseln
- Paracel-Inselngroup of islands
Japanese 西沙諸島, パラセル諸島
- 西沙諸島 (Seisa Shotō)group of islands
- パラセル諸島 (Paraseru Shotō)group of islands
Korean 파라셀 제도, 서사 군도
- 파라셀 제도 (Parasel jedo)group of islands
- 서사 군도 (Seosa gundo)group of islands
- 호앙사 군도 (Hoangsa gundo)group of islands
Russian Парасе́льские острова́, острова́ Сиша́
- Парасе́льские острова́ (Parasélʹskije ostrová)group of islands
- острова́ Сиша́ (ostrová Sišá)group of islands
- острова́ Хоа́нг Ша (ostrová Xoáng Ša)group of islands
Turkish Parasel Adaları
- Parasel Adalarıgroup of islands
Vietnamese quần đảo Hoàng Sa, Tây Sa Quần đảo
- quần đảo Hoàng Sagroup of islands
- Tây Sa Quần đảogroup of islands
Cite this entry
Paracel Islands. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paracel%20Islands
“Paracel Islands.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paracel%20Islands. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Paracel Islands,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Paracel%20Islands.
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