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Shima

Shima proper noun: a surname from Japanese.

Proper noun

Shima (plural Shimas)

  1. A surname from Japanese.

Forms of Shima

pluralShimas

Origin of Shima

Borrowed from Japanese 島 (Shima).

Questions about Shima

What does Shima mean?
Shima means a surname from Japanese.
What part of speech is Shima?
Shima is a proper noun.

Words near Shima in the dictionary

  1. shim
  2. Shim Sham
  3. Shim Shams
  4. shim-pua marriage
  5. shim-pua marriages
  6. Shima
  7. shimaal
  8. shimaals
  9. Shimabara
  10. Shimabaras
  11. Shimabukuro

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