Etymology

Minamitorishima

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Today it means: An isolated Japanese coral atoll in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Full definition →

Japanese 南鳥島
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from南鳥島
  2. English todayMinamitorishima

From Japanese 南鳥島 (literally “Southern Bird Island”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.