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International waters
noun
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Noun
- 1 Those parts of the ocean that are not legally recognized as being under the jurisdiction of any national government. plural, plural-only
"Beijing claims sovereignty over Taiwan despite China's ruling Communist Party never having controlled the island -- and considers the strait part of its "internal waters." The US Navy, however, says most of the strait is in international waters."
- 2 the open seas of the world outside the territorial waters of any nation wordnet
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