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Itokawa

Itokawa proper noun: an asteroid; properly 25143 Itokawa.

Proper noun

Itokawa

  1. An asteroid; properly 25143 Itokawa

Origin of Itokawa

Named for the Japanese rocket scientist Hideo Itokawa.

Questions about Itokawa

What does Itokawa mean?
Itokawa means an asteroid; properly 25143 Itokawa.
What part of speech is Itokawa?
Itokawa is a proper noun.

Words near Itokawa in the dictionary

  1. itoigawaite
  2. ITOism
  3. ITOist
  4. ITOists
  5. itoite
  6. Itokawa
  7. ITOland
  8. itolizumab
  9. Itoman
  10. Itonama
  11. itongo

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