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Tsushima
- /tsuːʃiːmə/
- /suːʃiːmə/
Where it comes from
Romanized from Japanese 対馬 (Tsushima). Unrelated to the Japanese word 島 (shima, “island”). When the primary island is specifically described in Japanese, 対馬島 takes on the separate pronunciations Tsushimajima or Tsushimatō.
proper noun Tsu-shima
- An island of Nagasaki, Japan, between the Home Islands and Korea, now divided by early modern canals.
- A city in Nagasaki, Japan, coterminous with the main island of Tsushima.
- An archipelago of Nagasaki, Japan, surrounding the main island of Tsushima.
- A strait in Japan, between Tsushima Island and the Home Islands, the location of a major 1905 battle in the Russo-Japanese War. In 1905, the Russo-Japanese war fought itself to a standstill, and with the destruction of Rozhiestvensky's fleet at Tsushima, the Japanese, for financial reasons, had to put out feelers for peace.
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Talk about this word "Tsushima." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tsushima. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Tsushima. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tsushima "Tsushima." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tsushima.Cite this
@misc{tsushima_2026,
title = {Tsushima},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tsushima},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
