BERING SEA CONTROVERSY
\bˈe͡əɹɪŋ sˈiː kˈɒntɹəvˌɜːsi], \bˈeəɹɪŋ sˈiː kˈɒntɹəvˌɜːsi], \b_ˈeə_ɹ_ɪ_ŋ s_ˈiː k_ˈɒ_n_t_ɹ_ə_v_ˌɜː_s_i]\
Definitions of BERING SEA CONTROVERSY
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A controversy (1886 -- 93) between Great Britain and the United States as to the right of Canadians not licensed by the United States to carry on seal fishing in the Bering Sea, over which the United States claimed jurisdiction as a mare clausum. A court of arbitration, meeting in Paris in 1893, decided against the claim of the United States, but established regulations for the preservation of the fur seal.
By Oddity Software
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A controversy (1886 - 93) between Great Britain and the United States as to the right of Canadians not licensed by the United States to carry on seal fishing in the Bering Sea, over which the United States claimed jurisdiction as a mare clausum.
By Noah Webster.
Nearby Words
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- bering time
- beriplast
- berit