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TSUSHIMA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Tsushima mean? 

TSUSHIMA (noun)
  The noun TSUSHIMA has 1 sense:

1. a naval battle in the Russo-Japanese War (1905); the Japanese fleet defeated the Russian fleet in the Korean Straitplay

  Familiarity information: TSUSHIMA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TSUSHIMA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A naval battle in the Russo-Japanese War (1905); the Japanese fleet defeated the Russian fleet in the Korean Strait

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Instance hypernyms:

naval battle (a pitched battle between naval fleets)

Domain region:

Korea Strait; Korean Strait (a strait between Korea and Japan; connects the East China Sea and the Sea of Japan)

Holonyms ("Tsushima" is a part of...):

Russo-Japanese War (Japanese victory in the war with Russia (1904-1905) gave Japan power over Korea and Manchuria)


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