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Shoka

Shoka proper noun: synonym of Changhua: the Japanese-derived name.

Proper noun

Shoka

  1. (historical) Synonym of Changhua: the Japanese-derived name
    • Formosa: Prewar conditions in Formosa were described in an article in FOREIGN COMMERCE WEEKLY of January 1, 1944. According to an announcement of the official Chinese News Service, there are to be 8 chief administrative subdivisions of Formosa. Although it is not known that their boundary lines...1945 December, Resumption of United States Trade with the Far East: Reopening of Commercial Channels and Relaxation of Trade Controls, Far Eastern Unit, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce...
    • Japanse airfield in Shoka (now Changhua) in central Taiwan was located in a position that straddles between Rokko (now Lugang) and Fukuko (now Fuxing) districts in the western edge of the city of Shoka, on the coast of the Taiwan Strait.n.d., C. Peter Chen, “Shoka Airfield”, in World War II Database, archived from the original on 05 Apr 2016
    Synonyms:
    Changhua

Synonyms of Shoka

Origin of Shoka

From Japanese 彰化(しょうか) (Shōka).

Questions about Shoka

What does Shoka mean?
Shoka means synonym of Changhua: the Japanese-derived name.
What part of speech is Shoka?
Shoka is a proper noun.

Words near Shoka in the dictionary

  1. Shoigu
  2. shoji
  3. shojis
  4. shojo
  5. shojosei
  6. Shoka
  7. shoke
  8. shokes
  9. shokkiri
  10. Shokot
  11. shokunin

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