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TOPIK 6noun

배타적경제수역

baetajeokgyeongjesuyeok [배타적꼉제수역]

배타적경제수역이 · 배타적경제수역을

exclusive economic zone (EEZ)

Example

중국 어선이 우리 배타적경제수역에서 불법 조업을 했습니다.

Chinese fishing boats fished illegally in our exclusive economic zone.

Word parts

배 push away타 other적 -ic경 manage제 relieve수 water역 area

Literally 'other-excluding economic water area'; it reaches 200 nautical miles offshore.

Good to know

News often just says EEZ, read as 이이지.