"Shiga" meaning in English

See Shiga in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 滋賀(しが) (Shiga). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ja|-}} Borrowed from Japanese, {{ja-r|滋賀|^しが}} 滋賀(しが) (Shiga) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|-}} Shiga (uncountable)
  1. A prefecture of Japan. Capital: Ōtsu. Wikipedia link: Shiga Tags: uncountable Categories (place): Places in Japan, Prefectures of Japan Translations (Shiga, Japan): شِيغَا (šīḡā) [feminine] (Arabic), 滋賀 /滋贺 (Zīhè) (Chinese Mandarin), Šiga [feminine] (Czech), 滋賀 (Shiga) (alt: しが) (Japanese), 시가 (Siga) (Korean), शिगा (śigā) (Marathi), Си́га (Síga) [feminine] (Russian)
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