Indo-pacific

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the tropical parts of the Indian Ocean and of the western Pacific Ocean. not-comparable

    "There is also, after independence, the problem of military protection. History shows that no Indo-Pacific island has hitherto been able to survive without foreign intervention."

Example

More examples

"The agreement is part of a new security partnership, known by the acronym AUKUS (Australia, United Kingdom and the United States), focused on the Indo-Pacific region."

Etymology

From Indo- + Pacific.

Related phrases

Indo-Pacific crocodileIndo-Pacific tarpon

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