Hakodate

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proper noun

A port city in Oshima subprefecture, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan.

OriginJapanese 函館 ← Ainu ハㇰ チャシ →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A port city in Oshima subprefecture, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan.

Origin

  1. Ainuハㇰ チャシ
  2. Japanese函館
  3. EnglishHakodate

Borrowed from Japanese 函館 (はこだて, Hakodate), in turn possibly borrowed from Ainu ハㇰ チャシ (hak casi), meaning "shallow fort".

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APA

Hakodate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hakodate

MLA

“Hakodate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hakodate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hakodate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hakodate.

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