A chain of islands in the North Sea off the coast of the Netherlands, Germany, and Denmark.

弗里西群岛：北海上的一系列岛屿，与荷兰、德国、丹麦海岸相望。

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All these nations have conflicting claims over a chain of islands called the Spratlys in the South China Sea.

这些国家都声称拥有这一地区一系列的岛屿。

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The heart and soul of the South Pacific, Tahiti is the largest in a chain of islands that make up French Polynesia. The name can either refer to the main island or the entire destination.

塔希提岛位于南太平洋中心，其系列岛屿链构成了法属波利尼西亚的全部。“塔希提岛”的名称既可以指主岛也能够指全体群岛。

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But of course not all machines uses Intel's hardware and until companies start talking to each other our digital devices will remain a chain of islands rather than a border-free mainland.

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Its breezy cosmopolitan capital, Papeete, sits on Tahiti's northeastern tip and is the gateway to a captivating world of indigenous culture that infuses a chain of islands spread across 5 million square kilometres of sparkling ocean between Australia and South America.

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The market place is also uneasy regarding a serious territorial dispute between China and Japan regarding ownership of a small chain of islands.

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