Hokkaido

American  

[hawk-kahy-daw, ho-kahy-doh] / ˈhɔk kaɪˈdɔ, hɒˈkaɪ doʊ /

noun

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

---

Hokkaido British  

/ hɒˈkaɪdəʊ /

noun

1. 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)

---

Example Sentences

With this challenge in mind, a team of organic and computational chemists at WPI-ICReDD at Hokkaido University has developed a catalytic strategy that finally enables the formation of alkyl ketyl radicals.

From Science Daily

The company will start construction in the 2027-28 financial year on a second chip plant in the northern island of Hokkaido, Nikkei Asia and the Hokkaido Shimbun daily reported late Tuesday.

From Barron's

"Most living organisms, including humans, cannot survive even briefly in the vacuum of space," says lead author Tomomichi Fujita of Hokkaido University.

From Science Daily

The island of Hokkaido has long been an agricultural powerhouse – now Japan is investing billions to turn it into a global hub for advanced semiconductors.

From BBC

"Today's lunch is sushi and miso soup," a message posted with the photo said, along with the hashtag #Yellowtail from Kagoshima and scallops from Hokkaido.

From Barron's