"special ward" meaning in All languages combined

See special ward on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: special wards [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Japanese 特別区. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|ja|特別区}} Calque of Japanese 特別区 Head templates: {{en-noun}} special ward (plural special wards)
  1. Any of the 23 municipalities that make up the core and the most populous part of Tokyo, Japan.
    Sense id: en-special_ward-en-noun-wnuPp7Bs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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