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home islands

American  
[hohm ahy-luhndz] / ˈhoʊm ˈaɪ ləndz /

plural noun

  1. the Japanese archipelago (excluding Sakhalin), especially as distinguished from Japan’s former colonies and its other territories.

  2. History/Historical. the progressively limited areas over which the Japanese emperor retained sovereignty during the end of World War II.

Etymology

Origin of home islands

First recorded in 1800–10, in reference to the British Isles

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