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Kyushu

UK/ˈkjuːʃuː/ US/ˈkjʌʃu/ uncommon

noun

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the southernmost of the four main islands of Japan; contains coal fields

Origin

From Japanese 九(きゅう)州(しゅう) (Kyūshū, literally “Nine States”), from Middle Chinese 九 (kjúw, “nine”) + 州 (t͡ʃjuw, “province, prefecture”).

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