Honshu

//ˈhɑnʃu// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The main island of the archipelago of Japan.

    "A fascination with Hokkaido's wild country first drew the veterinarian to Abashiri, and he is a leading expert on the Ezo red fox. Like much of Hokkaido's wildlife, this fox is not found on Honshu."

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hokkaidohondoniphonniphon

Example

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"Are you aware that Okinawa is closer to China than to Honshu?"

Etymology

From Japanese 本(ほん)州(しゅう) (Honshū, “main island”), from Middle Chinese 本 (pwón, “main”) + 州 (t͡ʃjuw, “province”).

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