Habomai

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Habomai Islands, several islands of the Kuril Islands, disputed between Japan and Russia.

Word forms

Habomai

Etymology

From Japanese 歯舞 (Habomai). Ultimately from Ainu ハ アプ オマ イ (ha apu oma i), meaning "the islet where the drift ice retreats".

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