English Explanatory Dictionary

Kunashir

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The southernmost island of the Kuril Islands, disputed between Japan and Russia.

Word forms

Kunashir Kunashiri

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 国後 (Kunashiri) or Russian Кунаши́р (Kunašír). Ultimately from Ainu クンネ シㇼ (kunne sir), meaning "black island"; or Ainu キナ シㇼ (kina sir), meaning "grass island".

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