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Showa

Showa is the alternative form of Shewa.

Meaning of Shewa

Proper noun

Shewa

  1. (historical) A historical region of Ethiopia, formerly an autonomous kingdom within the Ethiopian Empire.

Proper noun

Showa

  1. (attributive) The Japanese imperial era from 1926 to 1989, associated with the country's role in WWII and postwar economic rise.
    • The Meiji (enlightened rule) era of 1868-1912 is remembered as a period of western-inspired modernisation; the Showa (enlightened harmony) era, which began in 1926, is closely associated with Japan’s economic rise, but also with its role in the second world war.2019 March 29, Justin McCurry, “Japan poised to reveal name of new imperial era as Akihito abdicates”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Origin of Showa

Borrowed from Japanese 昭和 (Shōwa).

Phrases with Showa

Questions about Showa

What does Showa mean?
Showa means the Japanese imperial era from 1926 to 1989, associated with the country's role in WWII and postwar economic rise.
What is Showa the alternative form of?
Showa is the alternative form of Shewa.
What part of speech is Showa?
Showa is a proper noun.

Words near Showa in the dictionary

  1. show-stoppingly
  2. show-through
  3. show-throughs
  4. show-up
  5. show-ups
  6. Showa
  7. showability
  8. showable
  9. showables
  10. showacene
  11. Showalter

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: Showa (page history and authors); Shewa (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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