Etymology

ekiden

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Today it means: A Japanese long-distance relay race, typically on roads. Full definition →

Japanese 駅伝
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from駅伝
  2. English todayekiden

Borrowed from Japanese 駅伝.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.