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Shikotan

Shikotan proper noun: an island in the Kurils, occupied by Russia but claimed by Japan.

Proper noun

Shikotan

  1. An island in the Kurils, occupied by Russia but claimed by Japan.
    Synonyms:
    Spanberg, Spanberga

Synonyms of Shikotan

Origin of Shikotan

From Russian Шикотан (Šikotan) and Japanese 色丹, both from Ainu シコタン, from シ + コタン (“settlement, island”).

Questions about Shikotan

What does Shikotan mean?
Shikotan means an island in the Kurils, occupied by Russia but claimed by Japan.
What part of speech is Shikotan?
Shikotan is a proper noun.

Words near Shikotan in the dictionary

  1. shikonine
  2. shikonins
  3. shikonofuran
  4. shikonofurans
  5. shikos
  6. Shikotan
  7. shikra
  8. shikras
  9. shiksa
  10. shiksappeal
  11. shiksas

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