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shotai

shotai noun: a Japanese military unit, equivalent to a platoon, flight, or section.

Noun

shotai (plural shotai)

  1. A Japanese military unit, equivalent to a platoon, flight, or section.

Forms of shotai

pluralshotai

Origin of shotai

From Japanese 小隊 (shōtai, literally “small team”).

Questions about shotai

What does shotai mean?
Shotai means a Japanese military unit, equivalent to a platoon, flight, or section.
What part of speech is shotai?
Shotai is a noun.
What is the plural of shotai?
The plural of shotai is shotai.

Words near shotai in the dictionary

  1. shotabait
  2. shotacom
  3. shotacoms
  4. shotacon
  5. shotacons
  6. shotai
  7. shotakon
  8. shotas
  9. shotblast
  10. shotblasted
  11. shotblasting

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