Etymology

Kita

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Today it means: A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Saitama Prefecture, Adachi, Arakawa, Bunkyō, Toshima, and Itabashi special wards. Full definition →

Japanese 北
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from北
  2. English todayKita

Borrowed from Japanese 北 (きた, Kita).

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