Kurile Islands
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of Kurile Islands
First recorded in 1760–70 as Kuriles
Example Sentences
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In 1875, Japan relinquished its claims to the island in exchange for complete control over the Kurile Islands.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
A storm on Jan. 17 had torn landing craft No. 36 from its moorings in the Russian-held Kurile Islands, north of Japan, and driven it out to sea.
From Time Magazine Archive
Russian officials began talking about handing back to Japan the southern Kurile Islands, which were seized at the end of World War II.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Yalta cession to Russia of the southern Sakhalin and the Kurile Islands will be recognized as permanent only if Russia signs the treaty as a whole.
From Time Magazine Archive
The aboriginal population is about six thousand, including a few hundred dwellers on the Kurile Islands.
From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Knox, Thomas Wallace
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