third island chain

proper noun

The Andaman Islands, Nicobar Islands, Sumatra; from Burma in the north to either the Indonesian Archipelago, or Australia in the south.

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Meanings

third island chain1

proper noun

alternative Third Island Chain

  1. IndiagovernmentThe Andaman Islands, Nicobar Islands, Sumatra; from Burma in the north to either the Indonesian Archipelago, or Australia in the south.
  2. USgovernmentThe Aleutian Islands, Emperor Seamounts, Hawaiian Islands, Line Islands, New Zealand; from Alaska to New Zealand or Tasmania and Australia.

Third Island Chain2

proper noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of third island chain.

Origin

By extension, from second island chain

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 第三島鏈 /第三岛链
  • 第三島鏈 /第三岛链chain of islands
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