"Shinjuku" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 新宿 (しんじゅく, Shinjuku). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|新宿|sc=Jpan|tr=しんじゅく, Shinjuku}} Japanese 新宿 (しんじゅく, Shinjuku) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Shinjuku
  1. A special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by the (clockwise from north) Toshima, Bunkyō, Chiyoda, Minato, Shibuya, and Nakano special wards; it is also the location of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office. Wikipedia link: Shinjuku Categories (place): Places in Japan, Places in Tokyo Translations (one of special wards that forms Tokyo): 新宿 (Xīnsù) (Chinese Mandarin), 新宿 (Shinjuku) (Japanese), शिंजुकु (śiñjuku) (Marathi), Синдзю́ку (Sindzjúku) [masculine] (Russian)

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