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1 praerumpo
prae-rumpo, rūpi, ruptum, 3, v. a., to break or tear off before or in front (class.):II.retinacula classis,
Ov. M. 14, 547:funes praerumpebantur,
were broken off, Caes. B. G. 3, 14:uncus praerumpitur,
Col. 3, 18, 2. —Trop., to wrench, tear to pieces (late Lat.):A.purgativa medicamina praerumpunt corpora,
Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 21, 128.—Hence, prae-ruptus, a, um, P. a., broken or torn off; hence, of places, steep, abrupt, rugged (syn.: abscisus, abruptus).Lit.:B. 1.saxa,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 56, § 145:loca,
Caes. B. G. 7, 86:praeruptum atque asperum jugum,
id. B. C. 2, 24:praeruptum undique oppidum,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 40:praeruptus et difficilis descensus,
id. ib.:nemus,
Hor. S. 2, 6, 91:mons,
Verg. A. 1, 105:rupes,
Suet. Tib. 40:fossae,
Tac. H. 2, 41.— Absol.: praerupta, ōrum, n., steep or rugged places:praerupta collium,
Just. 41, 1, 11:petere,
Plin. 8, 42, 64, § 156.—In sing.:ad praeruptum petrae,
Vulg. 2 Par. 25, 12.— Comp.:praeruptior collis,
Col. 3, 13.— Sup.:omnes oppidi partes praeruptissimis saxis munitae,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 33.—Of persons:2.juvenis animo praeruptus,
Tac. A. 16, 7.—Of things:praerupta audacia, tanta temeritas ut non procul abhorreat ab insaniā,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 24, 68:dominatio,
hard, stern, Tac. A. 5, 3:praeruptum atque anceps periculum,
critical, extreme, Vell. 2, 2, 3:seditio,
dangerous, Dig. 28, 3, 6.—Hence, praerūpium, ii, n. [prae - rupes], the rocky wall, line, or wall of rocks (late Lat.):fluminis,
App. Mag. 8, p. 278 med. (dub.; al. praeripia, q. v.); Serv. Verg. A. 6, 704; sing., Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 38. -
2 praerupium
prae-rumpo, rūpi, ruptum, 3, v. a., to break or tear off before or in front (class.):II.retinacula classis,
Ov. M. 14, 547:funes praerumpebantur,
were broken off, Caes. B. G. 3, 14:uncus praerumpitur,
Col. 3, 18, 2. —Trop., to wrench, tear to pieces (late Lat.):A.purgativa medicamina praerumpunt corpora,
Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 21, 128.—Hence, prae-ruptus, a, um, P. a., broken or torn off; hence, of places, steep, abrupt, rugged (syn.: abscisus, abruptus).Lit.:B. 1.saxa,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 56, § 145:loca,
Caes. B. G. 7, 86:praeruptum atque asperum jugum,
id. B. C. 2, 24:praeruptum undique oppidum,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 40:praeruptus et difficilis descensus,
id. ib.:nemus,
Hor. S. 2, 6, 91:mons,
Verg. A. 1, 105:rupes,
Suet. Tib. 40:fossae,
Tac. H. 2, 41.— Absol.: praerupta, ōrum, n., steep or rugged places:praerupta collium,
Just. 41, 1, 11:petere,
Plin. 8, 42, 64, § 156.—In sing.:ad praeruptum petrae,
Vulg. 2 Par. 25, 12.— Comp.:praeruptior collis,
Col. 3, 13.— Sup.:omnes oppidi partes praeruptissimis saxis munitae,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 33.—Of persons:2.juvenis animo praeruptus,
Tac. A. 16, 7.—Of things:praerupta audacia, tanta temeritas ut non procul abhorreat ab insaniā,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 24, 68:dominatio,
hard, stern, Tac. A. 5, 3:praeruptum atque anceps periculum,
critical, extreme, Vell. 2, 2, 3:seditio,
dangerous, Dig. 28, 3, 6.—Hence, praerūpium, ii, n. [prae - rupes], the rocky wall, line, or wall of rocks (late Lat.):fluminis,
App. Mag. 8, p. 278 med. (dub.; al. praeripia, q. v.); Serv. Verg. A. 6, 704; sing., Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 38. -
3 praeruptus
prae-rumpo, rūpi, ruptum, 3, v. a., to break or tear off before or in front (class.):II.retinacula classis,
Ov. M. 14, 547:funes praerumpebantur,
were broken off, Caes. B. G. 3, 14:uncus praerumpitur,
Col. 3, 18, 2. —Trop., to wrench, tear to pieces (late Lat.):A.purgativa medicamina praerumpunt corpora,
Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 21, 128.—Hence, prae-ruptus, a, um, P. a., broken or torn off; hence, of places, steep, abrupt, rugged (syn.: abscisus, abruptus).Lit.:B. 1.saxa,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 56, § 145:loca,
Caes. B. G. 7, 86:praeruptum atque asperum jugum,
id. B. C. 2, 24:praeruptum undique oppidum,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 40:praeruptus et difficilis descensus,
id. ib.:nemus,
Hor. S. 2, 6, 91:mons,
Verg. A. 1, 105:rupes,
Suet. Tib. 40:fossae,
Tac. H. 2, 41.— Absol.: praerupta, ōrum, n., steep or rugged places:praerupta collium,
Just. 41, 1, 11:petere,
Plin. 8, 42, 64, § 156.—In sing.:ad praeruptum petrae,
Vulg. 2 Par. 25, 12.— Comp.:praeruptior collis,
Col. 3, 13.— Sup.:omnes oppidi partes praeruptissimis saxis munitae,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 33.—Of persons:2.juvenis animo praeruptus,
Tac. A. 16, 7.—Of things:praerupta audacia, tanta temeritas ut non procul abhorreat ab insaniā,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 24, 68:dominatio,
hard, stern, Tac. A. 5, 3:praeruptum atque anceps periculum,
critical, extreme, Vell. 2, 2, 3:seditio,
dangerous, Dig. 28, 3, 6.—Hence, praerūpium, ii, n. [prae - rupes], the rocky wall, line, or wall of rocks (late Lat.):fluminis,
App. Mag. 8, p. 278 med. (dub.; al. praeripia, q. v.); Serv. Verg. A. 6, 704; sing., Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 38. -
4 kadruklandı
Had many ravines and rugged places -
5 kadruklandı
Had many ravines and rugged places -
6 חגוא
חַגְוָאm., pl. constr. חַגְוֵי (b. h. constr. חַגְוֵי; חגא, cmp. הֵיגֶא) rugged places. clefts. Targ. Cant. 2:14. -
7 חַגְוָא
חַגְוָאm., pl. constr. חַגְוֵי (b. h. constr. חַגְוֵי; חגא, cmp. הֵיגֶא) rugged places. clefts. Targ. Cant. 2:14. -
8 colocación
f.1 placement, laying, putting, laying down.2 job, employment, position, post.3 investment, deposit.* * *1 (situación) positioning2 (de una alfombra, moqueta) laying; (de un cuadro) hanging3 (de dinero) investment4 (empleo) employment, job5 LINGÚÍSTICA collocation* * *SF1) (=acto) [gen] placing; [de bomba] planting; [de baldosa, moqueta, primera piedra] laying; [de cuadro] hangingla simple colocación de un espejo frente a otro da sensación de espacio — simply placing one mirror opposite another creates an impression of space
una fuga de gas producida por la incorrecta colocación del regulador — a gas leak caused by the incorrect installation of the regulator o by installing the regulator incorrectly
la campaña consistirá en la colocación de carteles en lugares públicos — the campaign will consist of putting up posters in public places
2) (=empleo) job3) (=situación) positioningel balón no entró gracias a la buena colocación del portero — thanks to the good positioning of the goalkeeper, the ball did not go in
4) (Com) [de acciones] placing, placement* * *1) ( empleo) job2)a) ( acción) positioning, placing; (de losas, baldosas) layingb) (Fin) investment, deposit* * *= collocation, disposition, filing, location, placement, laying, posting.Ex. In particular, Lubetzky proposed that a direct catalogue was to be preferred, with any necessary collocation achieved by references.Ex. Their main concern was the readable disposition of machine readable records.Ex. The schedule allows the filing of photographs under headings that designate photographic processes or apparatus.Ex. Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.Ex. A scheme should allow relocation, in order to rectify an inappropriate placement, to eliminate dual provision (more than one place for one subject) to make room for new subjects.Ex. Due to their lighter weight optical-fibre cables can be suspended to form aerial cables in the rugged countryside of Wales where the laying of ducts would be prohibitively expensive.Ex. Throughout the story references are made to Indian customs, such as the posting of a lookout for whales and enemies while others prepare food for winter storage = En toda la historia se hacen referencias a las costumbres indias, como, por ejemplo, la colocación de un vigía para detectar la presencia de ballenas y enemigos mientras que otros preparan comida para almacenarla para el invierno.----* colocación del material de vuelta en los estantes = shelving.* colocación de los documentos de vuelta en los estantes = reshelving.* colocación del tejuelo = spine labelling.* colocación de publicación en la web por el propio autor = self-archiving.* colocación electrónica = electro-deposition.* colocación en los estantes sin distinguir tipo de material = intershelving.* colocación fuera de lugar = misplacement.* mala colocación = misplacement, misfiling.* mala colocación en los estantes = misshelving.* * *1) ( empleo) job2)a) ( acción) positioning, placing; (de losas, baldosas) layingb) (Fin) investment, deposit* * *= collocation, disposition, filing, location, placement, laying, posting.Ex: In particular, Lubetzky proposed that a direct catalogue was to be preferred, with any necessary collocation achieved by references.
Ex: Their main concern was the readable disposition of machine readable records.Ex: The schedule allows the filing of photographs under headings that designate photographic processes or apparatus.Ex: Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.Ex: A scheme should allow relocation, in order to rectify an inappropriate placement, to eliminate dual provision (more than one place for one subject) to make room for new subjects.Ex: Due to their lighter weight optical-fibre cables can be suspended to form aerial cables in the rugged countryside of Wales where the laying of ducts would be prohibitively expensive.Ex: Throughout the story references are made to Indian customs, such as the posting of a lookout for whales and enemies while others prepare food for winter storage = En toda la historia se hacen referencias a las costumbres indias, como, por ejemplo, la colocación de un vigía para detectar la presencia de ballenas y enemigos mientras que otros preparan comida para almacenarla para el invierno.* colocación del material de vuelta en los estantes = shelving.* colocación de los documentos de vuelta en los estantes = reshelving.* colocación del tejuelo = spine labelling.* colocación de publicación en la web por el propio autor = self-archiving.* colocación electrónica = electro-deposition.* colocación en los estantes sin distinguir tipo de material = intershelving.* colocación fuera de lugar = misplacement.* mala colocación = misplacement, misfiling.* mala colocación en los estantes = misshelving.* * *A (empleo) jobbuscar colocación to look for a jobB1 (acción) positioning, placing; (de losas, baldosas) layingla colocación de la primera piedra the laying of the foundation stonela colocación de azulejos requiere mucha paciencia tiling requires a lot of patience2 ( Fin) investment, deposit* * *
colocación sustantivo femenino
(de losas, alfombra) laying
colocación sustantivo femenino
1 (distribución) layout
2 (empleo) job, employment
' colocación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
orden
- instalación
English:
arrangement
- employment agency
- order
- placement
* * *colocación nf1. [acción] placing, positioning;yo me encargaré de la colocación de los cuadros I'll see to the hanging of the paintings2. [posición] place, position;se encontraba en una colocación inmejorable she was in a perfect position3. [empleo] position, job;oficina de colocación employment agency4. Bolsa placing, placement;5. Ling collocation* * *f1 positioning, placing2 ( trabajo) position* * *colocación nf, pl - ciones1) : placement, placing2) : position, job3) : investment -
9 latz
iz.1. roughness; oihal horrek baditu \latz batzuk that cloth is rough in places2. (irud.) \latzak eta beltzak ikusi to go through hell | to have a rough time; norainokoak izan ziren haien \latzak ez dizut kontatuko I won't tell you the extent of their tribulations io.1. ( ukituz) rough; soka \latz bat a rough piece of rope2.a. ( ertza) uneven, jagged, roughb. ( lurraldea, eremua) rough, rugged; bide \latz rough trackc. ( aldapa) steep, rugged3.a. ( ilea) bristly, coarseb. ( haria) coarse, rough4.a. ( ahotsa) rough, harsh; raspingb. ( jokabidea) surly, gruffc. ( izaera) harsh, stern, strict, demanding5. ( oldartsua) impetuous, rash, impulsive6.a. ( klima) hard, toughb. ( negua) harsh, severe7.a. ( gogorra) harsh, fierce; borroka \latz fierce struggle; egia \latz harsh truth; egia \latz eta garratza zen the truth was harsh and bitterb. ( hitza) harsh, rude, blunt8.a. ( dastamenari d.) sour, bitter, tart; sagar \latz sour appleb. ( ardoa) tangy adb. sternly, harshly; \latz eta zintzo-zintzo haziak ontzat hartuko ditu neke eta goseak the one who is raised sternly and righteously will take hunger and hardship in his stride -
10 གཤང་གཤོང་
[gshang gshong]rough places, rugged tracts -
11 HRAUN
n.1) rugged ground, wilderness;2) lava field, lava.* * *n. [akin to hruni, hrjóna, and hrynja (q. v.), and thus from a lost strong verb jó, au, u; hrjúfr, hrúðr, hreysi, hrjóstr (q. v.) seem all to be akin]:—prop. a rough place, a wilderness, and is used so esp. by Norse writers and in the oldest poems: in Norse local names, Raunen, bare rocks in the sea, as opp. to hólmr, a grassy islet, Fritzner s. v.: a giant is in poetry called hraun-búi, -drengr, -hvalr, -skjöldungr, = the dweller, hero, whale, king of the wilderness, Hým., Hkv. Hjörv., Haustl., Fas. ii. 306.B. In volcanic Iceland the word came to mean a lava field when cold, a burnt place (not the fresh glowing lava), freq. in the Sagas as well as in mod. usage, Bjarn. 36, 52, Nj. 248, Grág. ii. 282, Landn. 280, Hrafn. 26, Eb. 132–138, Bs. i. 540; um hvat reiddusk goðin, er hér brann hraunit er nú stöndum vér á (Bs. i. 22), the famous words of Snorri in the parliament of A. D. 1000; the place of the alþingi being a burnt out lava field.II. in Icel. local names freq., Hraun, Hraun-dalr, -fjörðr, -gerði, -holt, -höfn, etc., Landn.: esp. in relation to fields of lava, Borgar-hraun, id.; Berserkja-hraun, Eb.; Beruvíkr-hraun, Bjarn.; Staðar-hraun in Mýra-sýsla; Garða-hraun near Reykjavík, etc.: Ódáða-hraun, the wilderness in the inner part of Icel. (see Ísl. Þjóðs.), which was supposed to be peopled by miscreants and outlaws.COMPDS: Hraundælir, Hraunfirðingr, Hraungerðingr, Hraunsverjar.2. as appell., hraun-gata, u, f. a path through a hraun, Bjarn. 36, Pr. 411. hraun-gjóta, u, f. a lava pit or hole. hraun-grýti, n. lava rocks. hraun-klettr, m. a lava crag, Sks. 127. hraun-skeggi, a, m. a hraun dweller, Fs. 155; cp. eyjarskeggi.☞ The whole of Icel. may be said to be a burnt out lava field, from eruptions previous to the peopling of the country. The following eruptions which have happened since the settlement, beside those of Hekla (q. v.), are mentioned in writers previous to A. D. 1430:—an eruption in Borgar-hraun in Mýra-sýsla about the beginning of the 10th century, Landn. 2. ch. 5; in Ölfus A. D. 1000, Kristni S. ch. 11; in the sea about Reykjanes A. D. 1211, 1226, 1238, 1240, 1422, Ann. s.a.: but esp. in the southern glaciers in Trölla-dingjur A. D. 1151, 1188; in Sólheima-jökull A. D. 1245, 1262; in Síða A. D. 1332; in Hnappafells-jökull A. D. 1332, 1350; in Herðubreið etc. A. D. 1340; in three places in Skaptafells-sýsla A. D. 1362,—the great eruption which destroyed the church in Rauðilækr; in Höfðár-jökull A. D. 1416, see Ísl. Ann. In later centuries the greatest eruptions are those of the Kötlu-gjá in 1755, and esp. the terrible eruption of Skaptár-jökull on the 20th of June, 1783. In this century that of Eyjafjalla-jökull, 1821. -
12 abruptus
abruptus adj. [P. of abrumpo], broken off, cut off.—Of places, steep, precipitous, inaccessible: locus in pedum mille altitudinem, L.: petra, Cu.— Subst: vastos sorbet in abruptum fluctūs, into the abyss, V.—Fig.: contumacia, rugged, Ta.: per abrupta, i. e. defiantly, Ta.* * *abrupta -um, abruptior -or -us, abruptissimus -a -um ADJprecipitous, steep; hasty; rash; uncompromising, haughty, aloof; abrupt, sudden; broken, disconnected, abrupt; stubborn -
13 ispresijecan
pp & adj cut (through) in many places itd. (- ispre-); intersected; criss--crossed* * *• rough• rugged -
14 τραχύς
τρᾱχ-ύς, εῖα, ύ: [dialect] Ep. and [dialect] Ion. [full] τρηχύς, fem. -εῖα, -εῖαν, -είης, neut. -ύ (Hom. (v. infr.), Hes.Op. 291, Theoc.25.74); in [dialect] Ion. Prose fem. τρηχέᾰ, acc. τρηχέᾰν, gen. τρηχέης, dat. τρηχέῃ (imperfectly preserved in codd.; in Hdt.4.23, 9.122, codd. ABCP have τρηχέη, -έην, -έης, RSV have -εῖα, -εῖαν, -είης; for codd. Hp. v. Kühleweinip. lxxxvi); τρηχείην (before conson.) Simon. 89 codd., A.R.2.375 codd.; τρηχείης (as pr. n.) Hippon.47; gen. pl. neut.Aἐρίων.. τρηχείων GDI 5633.14
([place name] Teos); dual in Trag. τραχεῖ, Ion Trag.67:—jagged,λίθος Il. 5.308
; χαλινοί, opp. λεῖοι, X.Eq.9.9, cf. 10.6;τ. καὶ γωνιοειδής Thphr. Sens.65
; prickly, ἄκανθαι, ἄκανθα, Plu.2.32e, 138d (both [comp] Sup.); rugged, ἀκτή, ἀταρπός, Od.5.425, 14.1; as epith. of Ithaca, 9.27, 10.417; soγῆ λιθώδης καὶ τρηχέα Hdt.4.23
; Χερσονήσου τῆς Τρηχέης καλεομένης, of the Crimea, ib.99; and freq. in Trag. and [dialect] Att. of rocky districts, A.Pr. 726, E.Fr. 1083; τὰ τραχέα, τὰ τραχύτατα, X.Cyn.4.10, Plu.Flam.4;τ. καὶ χαλεπὴ ὁδός Pl.R. 328e
; also, rough,γλῶσσα Hp.Morb.2.63
; ἔρια GDI l. c., PCair.Zen.287.2 (iii B. C.); σφόγγοι ib.12.56 (iii B. C.); χῆμαι ib.82.12 (iii B. C.); σινδόνες (towels, opp. μαλακαί) Gal.6.418; χερσὶ μὴ πάνυ μαλακαῖς, ὥσπερ αὖ μηδὲ τραχείαις, ἀνατρίβειν τὸ σῶμα ib.417;τὰ τ. κατὰ τὰς ἀνωμαλίας ἀλλήλοις ἐμπλεκόμενα ἑνοῦται, τὰ δὲ λεῖα κτλ. Diocl.Fr.26
;βλέφαρα Sor. 2.16
, PTeb. 273 intr. (ii/iii A. D.); shaggy, τὰ κάτωθεν τ. καὶ τραγοειδής, of Pan, Pl.Cra. 408d, cf. 420e;λάσιον καὶ τ. [τὸ κέαρ].. ἔχοντες Id.Tht. 194e
; τ. σώματα, opp. λεῖα, X.Mem.3.10.1; of the voice, harsh, Pl.Ti. 67c, etc.; esp. of the voice of boys, when it breaks,μεταβάλλειν ἐπὶ τὸ -ύτερον Arist.HA 581a18
;τὸ τ. τῆς φωνῆς Plu. Mar.14
; and of a person,τῇ φωνῇ τ. X.An.2.6.9
; also τραχυτάτη γλῶσσα (cf. τραχύστομος) Str.14.2.28; of sounds and their combinations, harsh, opp. λεῖος, σύνθεσις, διάλεκτος, Phld.Po.Herc.994.32,36:—on τραχεῖα ἀρτηρία, v. ἀρτηρία.2 of battle and conflict, ;νιφὰς πολέμοιο Pi.I.4(3).17(35)
, cf. Simon.89;φάλαγγες Tyrt.12.22
.3 of natural forces, (anap.);- ύτερα τὰ νοσήματα ἀπεργάζεσθαι Pl.Ti. 84c
; of a river, Plu.Alex. 60, etc.;ἄελλαι A.R.1.1078
.4 of persons, their acts, feelings, or conditions, rough, harsh, savage,τ. ἔφεδρος Pi.N.4.96
; οὐ τ. εἰμι καταθέμεν I am not niggardly in paying, ib.7.76;Ἡσυχία Id.P.8.10
;ἅπας δὲ τ. ὅστις ἂν νέον κρατῇ A.Pr.35
, cf. 188 (anap.), 326;δικαστὴς τ. εἶ Id.Ag. 1421
;τ. γε.. δῆμος Id.Th. 1049
;τ. καὶ τεθηγμένους λόγους Id.Pr. 313
;τ. ὀργή E.Med. 447
;λεῖον καὶ τ. πάθημα Pl.Ti. 63e
;νόμοι τραχύτατοι Id.Lg. 864c
; τὸ τ. τοῦ ἤθους, τοῦ νόμου, Id.Cra. 406a, R. 452c;- ύτερα πράγματα Isoc.7.18
; εὐνομίη τραχέα λειαίνει smooths the rough places, Sol.4.35.II Adv. τρᾱχέως, [dialect] Ion. τρηχέως, rare in the literal sense, roughly,τ. ὑλακτεῖν Plu.Arat.8
; neut. as Adv.,τρηχὺ φωνῇ ἠπείλει Theoc.25.74
;θάλασσα τραχὺ βοᾷ AP5.179
(Mel.).2 of men's acts, τρηχέως περιέπειν τινά handle roughly, Hdt.1.73, 114; τραχέως ἔχειν to be rough, harshly disposed, Isoc.3.33; τινι D.19.45;- ύτερον ἄρχειν Isoc.3.55
;τ. ἀποκρίνεσθαι Plu.Phoc.21
, etc.; τ. φέρειν take hardly, Id.Lys.15; rarely τραχυτέρως, Pl.Clit. 406a;περιέφθησαν τρηχύτατα Hdt.6.15
. (Prob. cogn. with θράσσω, cf. ἐνθράσσω.) -
15 τρηχύς
τρηχύς, εῖα, ύ: rough, rugged; λίθος, ἀκτή, ἀταρπός, Od. 14.1; also of places, esp. Ithaca, Od. 9.27.A Homeric dictionary (Greek-English) (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ομηρικό λεξικό) > τρηχύς
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China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast … Universalium
japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… … Universalium
Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… … Universalium