"Emishi" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Japanese 蝦夷 (Emishi, literally “shrimp barbarians”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|蝦夷|lit=shrimp barbarians|tr=Emishi}} Japanese 蝦夷 (Emishi, literally “shrimp barbarians”) Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} Emishi pl (plural only)
  1. (historical) An ancient ethnic group of northeastern Honshū in the Tōhoku region of Japan. Wikipedia link: Emishi Tags: historical, plural, plural-only Synonyms: Ebisu, Ezo, Yemishi Related terms: Ainu, Yamato
    Sense id: en-Emishi-en-noun-vCamZmR~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum

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