Kyoto

//ˈkjoʊtoʊ// name

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A prefecture of Japan.
  2. 2
    The capital city of Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, and the country's former capital.

    "The aversion to public displays of eating persists today not only in Kyoto but also throughout the higher levels of Japanese society."

  3. 3
    The Kyoto Protocol.

    "The merits and limitations of Kyoto have been subject to great discussion. Some criticize the regime for being too top-down, wasteful and infective as a means of tacking climate change (Prins and Rayner 2007; Victor 2001)."

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 京(きょう)都(と) (Kyōto, literally “capital city”), from Middle Chinese 京都 (kjæng-tu, “capital (of a country)”).

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