Yamashita

[ yah-mah-shee-tah ]

noun
  1. To·mo·yu·ki [taw-maw-yoo-kee], /ˈtɔ mɔˈyu ki/, "the Tiger of Malaya", 1885–1946, Japanese general.

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Yamashita

/ (ˌjæməˈʃiːtə) /


noun
  1. Tomoyuki (ˌtəʊməʊˈjuːkɪ). 1885–1946, Japanese general. He commanded Japanese forces in the Malayan campaign in World War II and took Singapore (1942); captured (1945) and hanged

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