Iturup

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proper noun

The largest and northernmost island in the southern Kuril Islands, disputed between Japan and Russia.

OriginRussian Итуру́п ← Ainu エツ゚ヲロㇷ゚シㇼ ← Japanese 択捉 →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The largest and northernmost island in the southern Kuril Islands, disputed between Japan and Russia.

Origin

  1. Japanese択捉
  2. Ainuエツ゚ヲロㇷ゚シㇼ“island with many capes”
  3. RussianИтуру́п
  4. EnglishIturup

From Russian Итуру́п (Iturúp), itself from Ainu エツ゚ヲロㇷ゚シㇼ (Etuworop-sir, “island with many capes”). Doublet of Etrof, from the Japanese rendition of the same Ainu toponym, Japanese 択捉 (Etorofu).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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