a former province on S Kyushu, in SW Japan: famous for its porcelain ware.
(lowercase) a kind of mandarin orange.
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
C19: originally from the province of Satsuma , Japan
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Wednesday, when officers responded to the 5600 block of Satsuma Avenue.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026
Smaller items were given away to Boom Satsuma - a sixth form film school based at Bottle Yard Studios.
From BBC • Nov. 27, 2024
All three of these aspects of Japanese psychology formed the crux of that Tom Cruise film of 2003, “The Last Samurai,” a romanticized version of the Satsuma Rebellion of 1877.
From Salon • Jun. 21, 2015
Grilled and sliced, they lent an agreeably liverish swagger to a strikingly composed salad landscaped with red beet purée, pickled Satsuma, pistachios and leaves of escarole and arugula dressed in mustard-seed vinaigrette.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 6, 2014
He sallied forth one day to put down an insignificant riot in never tranquil Satsuma, and received there his quietus.
From The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan by Wingfield, Lewis
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