"Yamato" meaning in English

See Yamato in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈjɑːmətəʊ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Yamato.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: From Japanese 大和 (Yamato), itself of uncertain derivation, but likely related to 山 (yama, “mountains”). See Proto-Japonic *yamatə. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|ja|大和|tr=Yamato}} Japanese 大和 (Yamato), {{m|ja|山||mountains|tr=yama}} 山 (yama, “mountains”), {{der|en|jpx-pro|*yamatə|nocat=1}} Proto-Japonic *yamatə Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Yamato
  1. (historical) Ancient Japan. Tags: historical Categories (place): Japan Translations (ancient name for Japan): 大和 (Dàhé) (Chinese Mandarin), (Wō) [derogatory] (Chinese Mandarin), 大和 (Yamato) (alt: やまと) (Japanese), やまと (Yamato) (Japanese), (Yamato) (alt: やまと) (Japanese), 야마토 (Yamato) (Korean), Yamato [masculine] (Portuguese), Яма́то (Jamáto) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Yamato-en-name-4dhJMpNy Disambiguation of Japan: 35 22 16 4 1 20 3 Disambiguation of 'ancient name for Japan': 37 25 18 17 3
  2. Any of several towns in Japan; see Wikipedia.
    Sense id: en-Yamato-en-name-ioc6PrYt
  3. The imperial house which formerly ruled Japan from the province of Yamato; by extension, the dominant native ethnic group in Japan.
    Sense id: en-Yamato-en-name-RZVkOGY2
  4. A male given name from Japanese Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Yamato-en-name-2nXhVG4X
  5. A surname from Japanese.
    Sense id: en-Yamato-en-name-rHUjO6wz Categories (other): English surnames

Noun

IPA: /ˈjɑːmətəʊ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Yamato.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Yamatos [plural], Yamato [plural]
Etymology: From Japanese 大和 (Yamato), itself of uncertain derivation, but likely related to 山 (yama, “mountains”). See Proto-Japonic *yamatə. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|ja|大和|tr=Yamato}} Japanese 大和 (Yamato), {{m|ja|山||mountains|tr=yama}} 山 (yama, “mountains”), {{der|en|jpx-pro|*yamatə|nocat=1}} Proto-Japonic *yamatə Head templates: {{en-noun|s|Yamato}} Yamato (plural Yamatos or Yamato)
  1. A member of the Yamato court which formerly ruled Japan; by extension, a member of the dominant native ethnic group of Japan.
    Sense id: en-Yamato-en-noun-tr7lpZ-0
  2. One of a class of battleships used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second World War. Categories (topical): Warships
    Sense id: en-Yamato-en-noun-AJLTvqKT Disambiguation of Warships: 2 12 12 14 3 12 44 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 16 14 15 3 14 36 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 7 16 14 15 5 14 30

Inflected forms

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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d6/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-Yamato.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-Yamato.wav.ogg",
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    "Yamato people"
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}

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