Tsushima

[ tsoo-shee-mah ]

/ ˈtsu ʃiˌmɑ /

noun

two adjacent Japanese islands between Korea and Kyushu: Russian fleet defeated by Japanese fleet 1905. 271 sq. mi. (702 sq. km).

Example sentences from the Web for tsushima

Russia lost the 1904-05 Russo-Japanese War in the best Russian loser fashion at the naval battle of Tsushima.

Russian History Is on Our Side: Putin Will Surely Screw Himself |P. J. O’Rourke |May 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Tsushima gave Japan the sea power in the East which she needed to carry out her military plans on land.

New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol. 8, Pt. 2, No. 1, July 1918 |Various
An allied species is found in the midway island of Tsushima, between Korea and Japan.

A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2) |David Starr Jordan
The invaders arrived at Tsushima toward the end of 1274, where they killed the governor.

Japan |Various

That was the cause of the immeasurably superior gunnery of the Japanese at the decisive naval battle of Tsushima.

Invention |Bradley A. Fiske
In the naval battle of Tsushima in May, 1905, the loss totaled 93, tons.

America's War for Humanity |Thomas Herbert Russell

British Dictionary definitions for tsushima

Tsushima

/ (ˈtsuːʃiːˌmɑː) /

noun

a group of five rocky islands between Japan and South Korea, in the Korea Strait: administratively part of Japan; scene of a naval defeat for the Russians (1905) during the Russo-Japanese war. Pop: 41 230 (2000). Area: 698 sq km (269 sq miles)

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