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Definition of Honshu
1. Noun. The central and largest of the four main islands of Japan; between the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean; regarded as the Japanese mainland.
Group relationships: Japan, Japanese Archipelago, Japanese Islands
Terms within: Capital Of Japan, Edo, Japanese Capital, Tokio, Tokyo, Yeddo, Yedo, Nagano, Nagoya, Omiya, Osaka, Yokohama, Kobe, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Toyohashi, Toyonaki, Toyota, Asama, Mount Asama
Generic synonyms: Island
Definition of Honshu
1. Proper noun. The main island of the Japanese Archipelago. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Honshu
Literary usage of Honshu
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1906)
"Japin, honshu—south and east coasts. Erimo Zaki to Shikotan Wan; No. 37. ...
Japan, honshu— northwest coast. Sado, Futami Wan and its approaches ; No. 190. ..."
2. Japan in the Beginning of the 20th Century by Japan Nōshōmushō, Haruki Yamawaki (1904)
"The five large islands mentioned above are honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Hokkaido and
... As for the lesser islands of honshu, there are in the Sea of Japan ..."
3. The Mining Engineer (1901)
"The velocity of travel of the earth-tremors as far as Home is reckoned at 3786
feet per second. LLB THE GREAT EARTHQUAKE IN NORTHERN honshu, JAPAN. ..."
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