Etymology

Tanegashima

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Today it means: An island belonging to the Ōsumi Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Full definition →

Japanese 種子島
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from種子島
  2. English todayTanegashima

Borrowed from Japanese 種子島.

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