南洋

Mandarin

simpl. and trad.

Etymology

("south") + ("seas")

Proper noun

南洋 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin Nányáng)

  1. (obsolete) an old name for the Malay Archipelago, the Malay Peninsula, and Indonesia or for Southeast Asia in general
  2. the South Seas

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