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Iriomote

Iriomote proper noun: the largest of the Yaeyama Islands of Japan, and the second largest in Okinawa Prefecture after Okinawa Island itself.

Proper noun

Iriomote

  1. The largest of the Yaeyama Islands of Japan, and the second largest in Okinawa Prefecture after Okinawa Island itself.

Origin of Iriomote

Borrowed from Japanese 西(いり)表(おもて) (Iriomote), from Okinawan 西表 (Iriumuti, literally “western front”).

Words formed from Iriomote

Phrases with Iriomote

Questions about Iriomote

What does Iriomote mean?
Iriomote means the largest of the Yaeyama Islands of Japan, and the second largest in Okinawa Prefecture after Okinawa Island itself.
What part of speech is Iriomote?
Iriomote is a proper noun.

Words near Iriomote in the dictionary

  1. irindalone
  2. iring
  3. irinotecan
  4. IRINT
  5. irio
  6. Iriomote
  7. Iriomote cat
  8. Iriomote cats
  9. Iriomote tit
  10. Iriomote tits
  11. Irion

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