Definitions for edoˈɛd oʊ, ˈeɪ doʊ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

E•doˈɛd oʊ, ˈeɪ doʊ(n.)

  1. Category: Geography (places)

    Ref: a former name of Tokyo .

E•doˈɛd oʊ(n.)(pl.)E•dos; E•do.

  1. a member of an African people of S Nigeria, living in Benin City and adjacent areas to the W of the Yoruba peoples. the Kwa language of this people.

    Category: Peoples

  2. a member of any of a group of African peoples, including the Edo and related peoples to their northeast and southeast. the group of Kwa languages spoken by these peoples.

    Category: Peoples

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Edo(noun)

    a member of a west African people living in the tropical forest region of southern Nigeria

  2. Tokyo, Tokio, Yeddo, Yedo, Edo, Japanese capital, capital of Japan(noun)

    the capital and largest city of Japan; the economic and cultural center of Japan

Wiktionary

  1. Edo(ProperNoun)

    Former name of Tokyo

  2. Origin: From 江戸, literally "cove (江) entrance (戸)".


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