yamato

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Synonyms: amato, damato

Antonyms: amato, damato

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Proper noun

1. {{lb|en|historical}} Ancient [[Japan]].
2. Any of several towns in Japan; see {{w|Yamato#Geography|Wikipedia}}.
3. The imperial house which formerly ruled Japan from the province of Yamato; by extension, the predominant ethnic group of [[Japan]].
4. {{given name|en|male|from=Japanese}}.
5. {{surname|en|from=Japanese}}.

Noun

1. A member of the Yamato court which formerly ruled Japan.
2. A member of the ethnic group that comprises over 90% of the population of Japan, native to the islands of [[Honshu]], [[Shikoku]], and [[Kyushu]].
3. One of a class of {{l|en|battleship|battleships}} used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second World War.

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