"Tanegashima" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 種子島. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ja|種子島}} Borrowed from Japanese 種子島 Head templates: {{en-prop}} Tanegashima
  1. An island belonging to the Ōsumi Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Categories (place): Islands, Places in Japan, Places in Kagoshima Prefecture Translations (Translations): 種子島 /种子岛 (Chinese Mandarin), 種子島 (Tanegashima) (alt: たねがしま) (Japanese)
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