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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 蝦夷 (Ezo).
Proper noun
Ezo
- A former name for the Ainu.
- A former name for Hokkaido and neighboring islands.
1980, National Geographic Society (U.S.), National geographic, →OCLC:A fascination with Hokkaido's wild country first drew the veterinarian to Abashiri, and he is a leading expert on the Ezo red fox. Like much of Hokkaido's wildlife, this fox is not found on Honshu.
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Japanese
Romanization
Ezo
- Rōmaji transcription of えぞ