Kurile Islands

or Ku·ril Is·lands

[koo r-il, koo-reel]

plural noun

a chain of small islands off the NE coast of Asia, extending from N Japan to the S tip of Kamchatka: renounced by Japan in 1945; under Russian administration.

Japanese Chi·shi·ma

[chee-shee-mah] /ˈtʃi ʃiˌmɑ/.

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British Dictionary definitions for kuril islands

Kuril Islands

Kurile Islands

pl n

a chain of 56 volcanic islands off the NE coast of Asia, extending for 1200 km (750 miles) from the S tip of the Kamchatka Peninsula to NE Hokkaido. Area: 14 990 sq km (6020 sq miles)Japanese name: Chishima

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