Kurile Islands

American  

[koor-il ahy-luhnz, koo-reel] / ˈkʊər ɪl ˈaɪ lənz, kʊˈril /

plural noun

1. older spelling of Kuril Islands.

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Etymology

Origin of Kurile Islands

First recorded in 1760–70 as Kuriles

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Kurile Islands

In 1875, Japan relinquished its claims to the island in exchange for complete control over the Kurile Islands.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022

The Japanese, who take hope from recent negotiations with the Soviets over the Kurile Islands, urged Cheney to keep U.S. pressure on the Kremlin to reduce its military strength in Asia.

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

In addition to Japanese-mandated southern Sakhalin and the Kurile Islands, Stalin wanted title to the Chinese ports of Dairen and Port Arthur, use of the Manchurian railways.

From Time Magazine Archive

They compute that near twenty thousand died of this disorder in Kamtschatka, the Koreki country, and the Kurile Islands.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Robert Kerr