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mikado
/mɪˈkɑːdəʊ/
noun 6name 2
Collocations
4ADJ.
cooked, great, occupied, possible, virtuous
VERB + MIKADO
play, worked
MIKADO + NOUN
doings, man, spaghetti
PREP.
in, with
Definitions
noun
1
A former title of the emperors of Japan during a certain period.
2
Any emperor of Japan.
The mikados of Japan are its emperors.
An interval of eighty years, occupied by two mikado of whose doings nothing is recorded, brings us to the celebrated female sovereign who invaded and conquered Korea.
3
A game of skill, in which identically shaped (but differently colored and valued) wooden sticks must be removed from a pile without disturbing the remaining stack.
4
A fabric having a stiff twill weave.
name
1
A hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada.
2
A township and unincorporated community therein, in Alcona County, Michigan, United States.
noun
1
Alternative letter-case form of mikado (“emperor of Japan”).
2
The steam locomotive 2-8-2 wheel arrangement.
From Mombasa the train is worked by a Mikado, built in 1927 by Robert Stephenson, Darlington, originally intended for shunting, but now used on most passenger trains between Mombasa and Nairobi, where the rails are 80 lb. to the yard, laid in 40 ft. lengths.
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Synonyms
noun — the emperor of Japan
- tenno
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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The mikados of Japan are its emperors.
Wiktionary02
An interval of eighty years, occupied by two mikado of whose doings nothing is recorded, brings us to the celebrated female sovereign who invaded and conquered Korea.
Wiktionary03
Our great Mikado, virtuous man, When he to rule our land began, Resolved to try a plan whereby Young men might best be steadied.
Wiktionary04
From Mombasa the train is worked by a Mikado, built in 1927 by Robert Stephenson, Darlington, originally intended for shunting, but now used on most passenger trains between Mombasa and Nairobi, where
Wiktionary05
Is it possible to play mikado with cooked spaghetti?
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