Tokugawa

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Japanese.
  2. 2
    Any of a family of shoguns that ruled Japan in the 17th to 19th centuries.

Example

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"Recite the names of the members of the Tokugawa clan."

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 徳川 (Tokugawa).

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