Shikoku

//ʃɪˈkəʊkuː// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A dog of a particular breed of Japanese origin.
  2. 2
    Alternative form of Shikoku (“type of dog”). alt-of, alternative
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The fourth-largest of Japan's islands.

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hokkaido

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"The party of pilgrims started for Shikoku."

Etymology

From Japanese 四国 (しこく, Shikoku, “four provinces”), from Middle Chinese 四 (sìj, “four”) + 國 (kwok, “state”, “country”). (dog): < Japanese 四国犬 (shikoku-inu, “Shikoku dog”), named after the island where they originated.

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