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To•ky•o

(ˈtoʊ kiˌoʊ)

n.

the capital of Japan, on Tokyo Bay in SE Honshu. 11,618,281.

Formerly, Edo, Yedo.

To′ky•o•ite`, n.

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Yedo - the capital and largest city of Japan; the economic and cultural center of Japan

Japanese capital, Tokio, Tokyo, Yeddo, capital of Japan, Edo

Hondo, Honshu - 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

Nihon, Nippon, Japan - a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building

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We landed at a small port-town called Xamoschi, situated on the south-east part of Japan; the town lies on the western point, where there is a narrow strait leading northward into along arm of the sea, upon the north-west part of which, Yedo, the metropolis, stands.

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