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Kyushu.

The third-largest of Japan's islands and the southwesternmost of its four main islands.

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈkjuːʃuː/
  1. The third-largest of Japan's islands and the southwesternmost of its four main islands.

Where this word comes from

From Japanese 九(きゅう)州(しゅう) (Kyūshū, literally “Nine States”), from Middle Chinese 九 (kjúw, “nine”) + 州 (t͡ʃjuw, “province, prefecture”).

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