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Noun

1. 1
   A type of Japanese longsword, having a single edge and slight curvature, historically used by samurai and ninja.

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samurai sword

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"Is that katana real or an unsharpened replica?"

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 刀(かたな) (katana).

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