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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   Japanese name for Sakhalin (island in Russia)
2. 2
   a Japanese prefecture (Karafuto-chō) on the South Sakhalin, commonly called South Sakhalin from 1905 to 1945.

Synonyms

All synonyms

sakhalin

Etymology

From Japanese 樺太 (Karafuto).