Ito

[ ee-taw ]

/ ˈiˈtɔ /

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noun

Prince Hi·ro·bu·mi

[hee-raw-boo-mee], /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/, 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.

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Other definitions for Ito (2 of 2)

ITO

International Trade Organization.

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How to use Ito in a sentence

But that's not how Joichi Ito, a Japanese businessman Leary first met in the 1980s, sees it.
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Ito, another Leary godchild, told of flying in when he heard his dear friend was about to die.
Acid Trips and Frozen Heads at San Francisco’s Trippiest Party|Kate Coleman|February 18, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Ito was accompanied at the party by four men in identical black suits who looked wildly out of place in the hippie-garbed crowd.
Acid Trips and Frozen Heads at San Francisco’s Trippiest Party|Kate Coleman|February 18, 2009|DAILY BEAST
ITo heaven cry aloud, and to the world:“Who hath reduced her to this pass?Say, say!”
The Poems of Giacomo Leopardi|Giacomo Leopardi

All previous sentiment faded ito into insignificance compared with the solemnity of the actual participation.
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Durum hoc, sed perdura, nec cede malis sed contra audentior ito.
Terrestrial and Celestial Globes Vol II|Edward Luther Stevenson
We found Marquis Ito there and a half dozen other officials.
The Old World and Its Ways|William Jennings Bryan
And Ito and Inouy only succeeded, after great perseverance, to obtain the necessary consent.
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British Dictionary definitions for Ito (1 of 2)

Ito

/ (ˈiːtəʊ) /

noun

Prince Hirobumi (ˌhɪərəˈbuːmɪ). 1841–1909, Japanese statesman; premier (1884–88; 1892–96; 1898; 1900–01). He led the movement to modernize Japan and helped to draft the Meiji constitution (1889); assassinated

British Dictionary definitions for Ito (2 of 2)

ITO

abbreviation for

International Trade Organization

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