Japanese Islands

Japanese Islands
noun
a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean
Syn: ↑Japan, ↑Japanese Archipelago
Instance Hypernyms: ↑archipelago
Part Holonyms: ↑Pacific, ↑Pacific Ocean
Part Meronyms:
Hokkaido, ↑Ezo, ↑Yezo, ↑Honshu, ↑Hondo, ↑Kyushu, ↑Shikoku, ↑Osaka Bay

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