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Mishima

Mishima noun: a slip inlay style of ceramic pottery adopted from Korea, probably in the 16th century.

Noun

Mishima (uncountable)

  1. A slip inlay style of ceramic pottery adopted from Korea, probably in the 16th century.

Origin of Mishima

Named either after the Japanese island of Mishima, where the original pottery was transported from Korea, or after a radiating character of almanacs made in Mishima, Japan.

Questions about Mishima

What does Mishima mean?
Mishima means a slip inlay style of ceramic pottery adopted from Korea, probably in the 16th century.
What part of speech is Mishima?
Mishima is a noun.

Words near Mishima in the dictionary

  1. mishewing
  2. mishewn
  3. mishews
  4. mishigas
  5. Mishikhwutmetunne
  6. Mishima
  7. Mishing
  8. Mishings
  9. mishire
  10. mishired
  11. mishires

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