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
British Columbia or Alaska, thence to bear along the Aleutian Islands, the southmost tip of Kamchatka, Siberia and across the stepping stones of the Kurile Islands to Japan.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the Far East the Soviets were secretly awarded the Japanese Kurile Islands and the southern part of Sakhalin Island, an arrangement disclosed after Japan's defeat.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Lindberghs looped back but failed to reach Muroton Bay and landed instead on the lee side of Ketoi, a volcanic, sparsely vegetated dot among inhospitable Kurile Islands.
From Time Magazine Archive
Port Imperial on the coast of Manchuria was discovered and occupied, and Urup, one of the Kurile Islands, was seized.
From The Story of Russia by Bergen, R. Van
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