里海

裡海
Lǐhǎi
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Meanings

  1. 1 the Caspian Sea

Examples

Lǐhǎi shì shìjiè shàng zuì dà de nèilù hú.
The Caspian Sea is the largest inland body of water in the world.
Lǐhǎi zhōubiān yǒu fēngfù de shíyóu zīyuán.
There are abundant oil reserves around the Caspian Sea.

Tips

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Bordered by Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran, and Azerbaijan. Despite the name ('sea'), it is technically the world's largest enclosed inland body of water — its salinity and size kept it classified as a 'sea' historically. Note Mainland and Taiwan use slightly different traditional forms: 里海 / . Famous as the home of the beluga sturgeon and the world's most prized caviar.

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