n. (Hira=やまと, Kata=ヤマト) Yamato, name of several cities and towns in Japan; name of dominant people of ancient Japan; former province of Japan which is the modern day Nara prefecture; era in Japan (known also as the Kofun period); Japanese family name
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n. (Hira=やまと, Kata=ヤマト) Yamato, name of several cities and towns in Japan; name of dominant people of ancient Japan; former province of Japan which is the modern day Nara prefecture; era in Japan (known also as the Kofun period); Japanese family name
Yamato
やまと; Yamato; ancient province corresponding to modern-day Nara Prefecture; (ancient) Japan; (adj-f) Japanese