Etymology

Okinotorishima

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Today it means: An island of Japan, properly two rocks on a coral reef atoll Full definition →

Japanese 沖ノ鳥島
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The story

  1. Japanese · borrowed from沖ノ鳥島
  2. English todayOkinotorishima

From Japanese 沖ノ鳥島 (Okinotorishima, literally “open sea bird island”).

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