Definitions for yezoˈyɛz oʊ
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Ye•zoˈyɛz oʊ(n.)
Category: Geography (places)
Ref: former name of Hokkaido .
Princeton's WordNet
Hokkaido, Ezo, Yezo(noun)
the second largest of the four main islands of Japan; to the north of Honshu
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Yezo
or Yesso, the northernmost of the four large islands of Japan, is about as large as Ireland; is traversed from N. to S. by rugged mountains, several of them active volcanoes; is rich in minerals, and particularly coal; its rivers swarm with salmon, but the climate is severe, and it is only partially settled.
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