yamato
yamato Lexical Profile
• noun
A densely populated city located in central Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, situated within the Greater Tokyo Area west of Yokohama.
An ancient province of Japan corresponding to modern-day Nara Prefecture in the Kansai region of Honshu, which served as the historical seat of the early imperial court; by extension, a poetic and historical name for Japan itself.
"Early imperial chronicles trace the unification of central Japan back to the rulers of Yamato."
A member of the dominant native ethnic group of Japan, historically distinguished from indigenous minority populations such as the Ainu and Ryukyuans.
"Anthropological studies examine the prehistoric migrations that formed the ancestral Yamato population."
• adjective
Relating to the dominant native ethnic group of Japan, the ancient Yamato period, or traditional Japanese language and culture.
"The museum's new wing showcases artifacts from early Yamato burial mounds."
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