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exclusive economic zone

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A sea zone over which a state has special rights over the exploration and use of marine resources

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: economics, sciences

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18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 專屬經濟區 /专属经济区 (zhuānshǔjīngjìqū) — sea zone controlled by a state
  • Chinese Mandarin: 經濟海域 /经济海域 — sea zone controlled by a state
  • Dutch: exclusieve economische zone — sea zone controlled by a state
  • French: zone économique exclusive — sea zone controlled by a state
  • Georgian: ექსკლუზიური ეკონომიკური ზონა (eksḳluziuri eḳonomiḳuri zona) — sea zone controlled by a state
  • Georgian: განსაკუთრებული ეკონომიკური ზონა (gansaḳutrebuli eḳonomiḳuri zona) — sea zone controlled by a state
  • German: ausschießlichen Wirtschaftzone — sea zone controlled by a state
  • Hungarian: kizárólagos gazdasági övezet — sea zone controlled by a state
  • Indonesian: zona ekonomi eksklusif — sea zone controlled by a state
  • Japanese: 排他的経済水域 (haitateki keizai suiiki) — sea zone controlled by a state
  • Korean: 배타적 경제 수역 (baetajeok gyeongje suyeok) — sea zone controlled by a state
  • Malay: zon ekonomi eksklusif — sea zone controlled by a state
  • Polish: wyłączna strefa ekonomiczna — sea zone controlled by a state
  • Portuguese: zona econômica exclusiva — sea zone controlled by a state
  • Portuguese: zona económica exclusiva — sea zone controlled by a state
  • Spanish: zona económica exclusiva — sea zone controlled by a state
  • Swedish: exklusiv ekonomisk zon — sea zone controlled by a state
  • Ukrainian: ви́ключна економі́чна зо́на (výključna ekonomíčna zóna) — sea zone controlled by a state