"koban" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: koban [plural], kobans [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 小判(こばん) (koban). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ja|-}} Borrowed from Japanese, {{ja-r|小判|こばん}} 小判(こばん) (koban) Head templates: {{en-noun|koban|+}} koban (plural koban or kobans)
  1. An oval gold coin in the Edo period of feudal Japan. Categories (topical): Coins, Historical currencies, History of Japan Synonyms: cobang, coebang, kobang
    Sense id: en-koban-en-noun-kAVm-ain Disambiguation of Coins: 77 23 Disambiguation of Historical currencies: 74 26 Disambiguation of History of Japan: 52 48 Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 25 36 35 2 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: koban [plural], kobans [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 交番(こうばん) (kōban). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ja|-}} Borrowed from Japanese, {{ja-r|交番|こうばん}} 交番(こうばん) (kōban) Head templates: {{en-noun|koban|+}} koban (plural koban or kobans)
  1. A small community police office or a police box, especially one in Japan. Categories (topical): History of Japan
    Sense id: en-koban-en-noun-sGOi0E6O Disambiguation of History of Japan: 52 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 25 36 35 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 41 29 1 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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