OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 36546

Ainu

/ˈaɪnuː/
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ainu
A member of an ethnic group on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.
In the past, the Ainu (their selfname meaning 'person'), traditionally huntergatherers, occupied not only Hokkaido but also a considerable part of the island of Honshu until the mi…
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