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Hokkaidō

Hokkaidō is the alternative spelling of Hokkaido.

Meaning of Hokkaido

Proper noun

Hokkaido

  1. The second largest island of Japan, capital Sapporo.
    • In the past, the Ainu (their selfname meaning 'person'), traditionally huntergatherers, occupied not only Hokkaido but also a considerable part of the island of Honshu until the middle the eighteenth century, […]2009, Nicolas Tranter, The Languages of Japan and Korea

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Questions about Hokkaidō

What is Hokkaidō the alternative spelling of?
Hokkaidō is the alternative spelling of Hokkaido.

Words near Hokkaidō in the dictionary

  1. Hokitika
  2. Hokkaido
  3. Hokkaido wolf
  4. Hokkaido wolves
  5. Hokkaidos
  6. Hokkaidō
  7. Hokkeen
  8. Hokkeën
  9. Hokkian
  10. Hokkien
  11. Hokkien mee

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