nine-dash line
A set of line segments on various maps that have accompanied the claims of the…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.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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.
Origin
Calque of Chinese 九段線 /九段线 (Jiǔduànxiàn).Calque of Chinese 九段線 /九段线 (Jiǔduànxiàn).
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