Satsuma
noun
a former province on S Kyushu, in SW Japan: famous for its porcelain ware.
Satsuma
American
[sat-soo-muh, sat-suh-muh, sah-tsoo-mah]
/ sætˈsu mə, ˈsæt sə mə, ˈsɑ tsʊˌmɑ /
noun
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a former province on S Kyushu, in SW Japan: famous for its porcelain ware.
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(lowercase) a kind of mandarin orange.
satsuma
1
British
/ sætˈsuːmə /
noun
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a small citrus tree, Citrus nobilis var. unshiu, cultivated, esp in Japan, for its edible fruit
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the fruit of this tree, which has a loose rind and easily separable segments
Satsuma
2
British
/ ˈsætsʊˌmɑː /
noun
Etymology
Origin of satsuma
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
A Bristol film school, Boom Satsuma is reusing some of the items.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2024
Stringer, a former deputy sheriff and former chief of the Satsuma Police Department, said the database was a major factor in his decision to sponsor the bill.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 30, 2022
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
The chief representative of the Chosiu statesmen was Kido, whilst there were two such on the side of Satsuma, Saigo the elder, and Okubo.
From A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues by Suyematsu, Baron Kencho
Jane Hunt, Conservative MP for Loughborough in Leicestershire, had "very few" symptoms before a tumour the size of a satsuma was discovered during a colonoscopy in July.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2024
Just about everyone in this community has lemon and satsuma trees that are prolific producers each fall, so between us there is plenty of both to go around.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2022
Several small fruit trees will add beauty and fruit to the garden including kumquats, bearss limes, meyer lemons, satsuma tangerines, pineapple guavas and Buddha’s hand citrus.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2022
The menu includes dishes like satsuma potato tempura, shrimp mousse spring roll, anago fish and chips, and Hokkaido-style skirt steak.
From New York Times ● Jul. 27, 2021
“Mphf?” said Mr. Weasley, whose head had been nodding over the satsuma he was peeling.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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