Satsuma

[ sat-soo-muh, sat-suh-muh Japanese sah-tsoo-mah ]

/ sætˈsu mə, ˈsæt sə mə Japanese ˈsɑ tsʊˌmɑ /

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noun

a former province on S Kyushu, in SW Japan: famous for its porcelain ware.

(lowercase) a kind of mandarin orange.

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Words nearby Satsuma

satori, satrap, satrapy, SATs, sat sri akal, Satsuma, Satsuma ware, sattva, sattvic, Satu-Mare, saturable

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How to use Satsuma in a sentence

And with that the man from Satsuma trod on him as he lay there, and spat upon him, and went away indignantly.
Tales of Fantasy and Fact|Brander Matthews
But they were totally defeated by the troops of Aidzu and Satsuma, who guarded the city.
Japan|Various
The saddest and the gravest case, however, was that of the Satsuma war, which took place in 1877.
A Fantasy of Far Japan|Baron Kencho Suyematsu
There was another group of men, differing from both, namely, the partisans of the real father of the Prince of Satsuma.
A Fantasy of Far Japan|Baron Kencho Suyematsu

I have always understood that Satsuma and Chosiu were fierce anti-foreign clans.'
A Fantasy of Far Japan|Baron Kencho Suyematsu

British Dictionary definitions for Satsuma (1 of 2)

satsuma

/ (sætˈsuːmə) /

noun

a small citrus tree, Citrus nobilis var. unshiu, cultivated, esp in Japan, for its edible fruit

the fruit of this tree, which has a loose rind and easily separable segments

Word Origin for satsuma

C19: originally from the province of Satsuma, Japan

British Dictionary definitions for Satsuma (2 of 2)

Satsuma

/ (ˈsætsʊˌmɑː) /

noun

a former province of SW Japan, on S Kyushu: famous for its porcelain

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