Phu Lam

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Phú Lâm (富林).

Proper noun

Phu Lam

  1. Synonym of Woody Island: the Vietnamese-derived name.
    • 2016 February 24, Steve Herman, “China Redeploys Fighter Jets on Disputed Island”, in Voice of America‎[1], archived from the original on 04 May 2017, Asia‎[2]:
      The fighter jet sightings follow the placement of HQ-9 surface-to-air missiles on the 210-hectare island, known in Chinese as Yongxing and called Phu Lam by Vietnam, which also claims it.
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