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Tsushima

tsus·hima

UK/tsuːʃiːmə/ US/suːʃiːmə/ uncommon

noun

1.

a naval battle in the Russo-Japanese War (1905); the Japanese fleet defeated the Russian fleet in the Korean Strait

Origin

Romanized from Japanese 対馬 (Tsushima). Unrelated to the Japanese word 島 (shima, “island”). When the primary island is specifically described in Japanese, 対馬島 takes on the separate pronunciations Tsushimajima or Tsushimatō.

Phrases

  • Tsushima Strait

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