exclusive economic zone

noun

: the area of sea and seabed extending from the shore of a country claiming exclusive rights to it

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Flotillas numbering in the scores have previously occupied contested features within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone (EEZ) for extended periods, provoking diplomatic protests from Manila. —

Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024 The ship now sits idle in international waters but inside Denmark’s exclusive economic zone, closely watched by Danish military vessels. —

Reuters, NBC News, 27 Nov. 2024 Last summer, Beijing again initiated clashes in the South China Sea when Chinese maritime vessels rammed into Philippine ships within Manila’s exclusive economic zone. —

Kyle Balzer, Foreign Affairs, 21 Nov. 2024 Japanese officials said that the missile landed outside the country’s exclusive economic zone and that there were no reports of damage. —

Stella Kim, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for exclusive economic zone

Word History

First Known Use

1975, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of exclusive economic zone was in 1975

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