tosa

/ (ˈtəʊsə) /

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noun

a large dog, usually red in colour, which is a cross between a mastiff and a Great Dane: originally developed for dog-fighting; it is not recognized as a breed by kennel clubs outside Japan

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Word Origin for tosa

C20: from the name of a province of the island of Shikoku, Japan

Words nearby tosa

Torvill and Dean, Tory, Toryish, Toryism, TOS, tosa, to save one's life, to say nothing of, to say the least, Tosca, Toscana

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How to use tosa in a sentence

Next to Tosa, Saga came to share influence under the new government.
A Fantasy of Far Japan|Baron Kencho Suyematsu
Satcho kept their mutual harmony well together, and Tosa and Saga joined in the concert.
A Fantasy of Far Japan|Baron Kencho Suyematsu
Full in front of us stood the defiant tower of the Cima Tosa, with the two Boccas on either side of it.
Italian Alps|Douglas William Freshfield
In front the towers of the Cima Tosa were framed between two bold buttresses, the ends of the bounding ridges of our valley.
Italian Alps|Douglas William Freshfield

Passing round a rocky corner, we found ourselves for the first time facing the huge mass of the Cima Tosa.
Italian Alps|Douglas William Freshfield