Shikotan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An island in the Kurils, occupied by Russia but claimed by Japan.

Word forms

Shikotan

Etymology

From Russian Шикотан (Šikotan) and Japanese 色丹, both from Ainu シコタン, from シ + コタン (“settlement, island”).

Synonyms

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