Hokkaido
/hɒˈkaɪdəʊ/ name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A breed of dog originating from Japan, resembling a spitz dog breed, although not officially ranked as a spitz dog breed.
"[…] Hokkaidos or Ainus (smaller versions of the Akita); Akitas, Japanese Spitz, Japanese Chin, Nippon Terriers and Kai Ken."
Proper Noun
- 1 The second largest island of Japan, capital Sapporo.
"In the past, the Ainu (their selfname meaning 'person'), traditionally huntergatherers, occupied not only Hokkaido but also a considerable part of the island of Honshu until the middle the eighteenth century, […]"
Synonyms
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More examples"Hanako came all the way from Hokkaido in order to see her father."
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 北(ほっ)海(かい)道(どう) (Hokkaidō, “North Sea Circuit”), from Middle Chinese 北海 (pək-hʌi˧˥, “Northern sea”) + 道 (dáu, “Circuit”, a province-like administrative unit from Tang dynasty China).