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领海
lǐnghǎi
Description
领海是一个国家边上的海，属于这个国家。
"领海" is the sea adjacent to a country and belongs to that country.
别的国家的船进入领海要小心。
Ships from other countries must be careful when entering "领海".
Meanings
领海lǐnghǎi
a country's territorial waters
这片海是我们国家的领海。
This sea is our country's territorial waters.
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Notes
- Etymology
领 (territory) + 海 (sea), literally "territorial sea."
- Nuance
legal/political term; contrasts with 领土 (land) and 领空 (airspace).
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