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Tokara Islands

Tokara Islands proper noun: an archipelago of Japan.

Proper noun

the Tokara Islands

  1. An archipelago of Japan.

Origin of Tokara Islands

Borrowed from Japanese 吐噶喇 (Tokara). Attested since 699 in the Shoku Nihongi.

Questions about Tokara Islands

What does Tokara Islands mean?
Tokara Islands means an archipelago of Japan.
What part of speech is Tokara Islands?
Tokara Islands is a proper noun.

Words near Tokara Islands in the dictionary

  1. tokamak
  2. tokamaks
  3. Tokanui
  4. Tokar
  5. Tokara horse
  6. Tokara Islands
  7. Tokarczyk
  8. Tokarczyks
  9. Tokarev
  10. Tokarevs
  11. Tokars

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