Hokkaido

[ hawk-kahy-daw; English ho-kahy-doh ]

/ ˈhɔk kaɪˈdɔ; English hɒˈkaɪ doʊ /

noun

a large island in N Japan. 30,303 sq. mi. (78,485 sq. km).

Formerly Yezo.

Example sentences from the Web for hokkaido

We flew into Tokyo, and then on to Sapporo on the island of Hokkaido.

Olympians Dish on Their Favorite Spots to Ski & Snowboard |The Daily Beast |October 26, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Last night, on March 16, I learned that the Japanese Self Defense Force from Hokkaido had just left for the Tohoku area.

The Japanese Government's Appalling Earthquake Response |The Daily Beast |March 17, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
A usual view in Hokkaido is that the island can hold twice as many people as it now contains.

The Foundations of Japan |J.W. Robertson Scott
Up in Sapporo, on the island of Hokkaido, we were entertained by a beautiful Japanese woman.

Flash-lights from the Seven Seas |William L. Stidger

"Even in Hokkaido," Dr. Sato notes, "the average area per family is only 7½ acres."

The Foundations of Japan |J.W. Robertson Scott
Boats came from Hokkaido and stole cattle from the prefecture to the number of a hundred a year.

The Foundations of Japan |J.W. Robertson Scott
I saw the huts of some settlers who had weathered their first Hokkaido winter.

The Foundations of Japan |J.W. Robertson Scott

British Dictionary definitions for hokkaido

Hokkaido

/ (hɒˈkaɪdəʊ) /

noun

the second largest and northernmost of the four main islands of Japan, separated from Honshu by the Tsugaru Strait and from the island of Sakhalin, Russia, by La Pérouse Strait: constitutes an autonomous administrative division. Capital: Sapporo. Pop: 5 670 000 (2002 est). Area: 78 508 sq km (30 312 sq miles)

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