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Ezo

Ezo proper noun: a former name for the Ainu.

Proper noun

Ezo

  1. A former name for the Ainu.
  2. A former name for Hokkaido and neighboring islands.
    • A fascination with Hokkaido's wild country first drew the veterinarian to Abashiri, and he is a leading expert on the Ezo red fox. Like much of Hokkaido's wildlife, this fox is not found on Honshu.1980, National Geographic Society (U.S.), National geographic, →OCLC

Forms of Ezo

alternative form (obsolete)Yeso
alternative form (obsolete)Yesso
alternative form (obsolete)Yezo
alternative form (obsolete)Jezo

Origin of Ezo

Borrowed from Japanese 蝦夷 (Ezo).

Words formed from Ezo

Phrases with Ezo

Questions about Ezo

What does Ezo mean?
Ezo means a former name for the Ainu.
What part of speech is Ezo?
Ezo is a proper noun.

Words near Ezo in the dictionary

  1. Ezhou
  2. Ezidi
  3. Ezidism
  4. ezine
  5. ezines
  6. Ezo
  7. Ezo red fox
  8. Ezo red foxes
  9. Ezo spruce
  10. Ezo spruces
  11. Ezo wolf

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