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Ōshima

Ōshima proper noun: one of four subprefectures in Tokyo, occupying a part of the Izu Islands.

Proper noun

Ōshima

  1. One of four subprefectures in Tokyo, occupying a part of the Izu Islands

Origin of Ōshima

Borrowed from Japanese 大島 (おおしま, Ōshima).

Questions about Ōshima

What does Ōshima mean?
Ōshima means one of four subprefectures in Tokyo, occupying a part of the Izu Islands.
What part of speech is Ōshima?
Ōshima is a proper noun.

Words near Ōshima in the dictionary

  1. Ōmura
  2. Ōnan
  3. Ōno
  4. Ōsaka
  5. Ōsaki
  6. Ōshima
  7. Ōta
  8. Ōtawara
  9. Ōtsu
  10. Ōtsuki
  11. Ōyamatsumi

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