Etymology

Ōshima

Today it means: One of four subprefectures in Tokyo, occupying a part of the Izu Islands Full definition →

Japanese 大島
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The story

  1. Japanese · borrowed from大島
  2. English todayŌshima

Borrowed from Japanese 大島 (おおしま, Ōshima).

Words from the same roots

Japanese大島 all →

Oshima

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.