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Tsushima

/tsuːʃiːmə/

Tsushima proper noun: an island of Nagasaki, Japan, between the Home Islands and Korea, now divided by early modern canals.

tsushima: an island of Nagasaki, Japan, between the Home Islands and Korea, now divided by early modern canals
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Proper noun

Tsushima

  1. An island of Nagasaki, Japan, between the Home Islands and Korea, now divided by early modern canals.
  2. A city in Nagasaki, Japan, coterminous with the main island of Tsushima.
  3. An archipelago of Nagasaki, Japan, surrounding the main island of Tsushima.
  4. A strait in Japan, between Tsushima Island and the Home Islands, the location of a major 1905 battle in the Russo-Japanese War.
    • In 1905, the Russo-Japanese war fought itself to a standstill, and with the destruction of Rozhiestvensky's fleet at Tsushima, the Japanese, for financial reasons, had to put out feelers for peace.1952 July, the late H. Carew, “By Special Train in the Far East”, in Railway Magazine, page 488

Tsushima meaning in Marathi

Tsushima in Marathi

island of Japan
त्सुशिमा tsuśimā

Forms of Tsushima

alternative formTsu-shima

Origin of Tsushima

Romanized from Japanese 対馬 (Tsushima). Unrelated to the Japanese word 島 (shima, “island”). When the primary island is specifically described in Japanese, 対馬島 takes on the separate pronunciations Tsushimajima or Tsushimatō.

Words formed from Tsushima

  • Tsushima Strait

Questions about Tsushima

What does Tsushima mean?
Tsushima means an island of Nagasaki, Japan, between the Home Islands and Korea, now divided by early modern canals.
What is Tsushima in Marathi?
Tsushima in Marathi is त्सुशिमा (tsuśimā). See Tsushima meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Tsushima?
Tsushima is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Tsushima?
Tsushima is pronounced /tsuːʃiːmə/.

Words near Tsushima in the dictionary

  1. Tsurmast
  2. Tsuruga
  3. tsurugi
  4. Tsurumi
  5. Tsuruoka
  6. Tsushima
  7. tsutaezori
  8. tsutsugamushi
  9. Tsutsuji
  10. tsutsumu
  11. Tsuu T'ina

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