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bering sea controversy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables
bering sea -con-tro-ver-sy
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

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What does bering sea controversy mean?
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.

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