Satsuma

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

/ sætˈsu mə, ˈsæt sə mə Japanese ˈsɑ tsʊˌmɑ /

noun

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

(lowercase) a kind of mandarin orange.

Definition for satsuma (2 of 2)

Satsuma ware

or sat·su·ma

noun

a Japanese pottery from Kyushu, first produced in the early 17th century and after 1800 having a crackle glaze and overglaze polychrome enameling and gilding.

Origin of Satsuma ware

1870–75; named after Satsuma, Japan

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Examples from the Web for satsuma

The china at this place was thin and fine, the silver was solid, and the cup from which Ambrose North drank was Satsuma.
Flower of the Dusk|Myrtle Reed
Naturally, therefore, there were in Satsuma some men who were more partial to Saigo and others more inclined to Okubo.
A Fantasy of Far Japan|Baron Kencho Suyematsu
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
The modern Satsuma is much of it very beautiful, but of course it commands no such prices as the older.
Pottery and Porcelain, from early times down to the Philadelphia exhibition of 1876|Charles Wyllys Elliott

More recently the artists of Kioto have resorted to imitations of Satsuma and porcelain decorations, and of European styles.
The Ceramic Art|Jennie J. Young

British Dictionary definitions for satsuma (1 of 3)

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 3)

Satsuma

/ (ˈsætsʊˌmɑː) /

noun

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

British Dictionary definitions for satsuma (3 of 3)

Satsuma ware

noun

simple pottery made in Satsuma, Japan, from the late 16th century

ornamental glazed porcelain ware made in Satsuma, Japan, from the late 18th century

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