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Shimura

Shimura proper noun: a surname from Japanese.

Proper noun

Shimura (plural Shimuras)

  1. A surname from Japanese.

Forms of Shimura

pluralShimuras

Origin of Shimura

Borrowed from Japanese 志村 (Shimura).

Questions about Shimura

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

Words near Shimura in the dictionary

  1. shims
  2. Shimsha
  3. Shimshon
  4. shimstock
  5. shimstocks
  6. Shimura
  7. Shimuras
  8. Shimwali
  9. Shimwell
  10. Shimwells
  11. shin

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