Shi·ko·ku (sh -kô k , shkô-k ) An island of southern Japan between southwest Honshu and eastern Kyushu. It was held by various feudal families from early times until c. 1600. |
Shikoku [ˈʃiːkəʊˌkuː]
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(Placename) the smallest of the four main islands of Japan, separated from Honshu by the Inland Sea: forested and mountainous. Pop.: 4 154 000 (2000 est.). Area: 17 759 sq. km (6857 sq. miles)
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| Noun | 1. |  Shikoku - the smallest of the four main islands of Japan; to the south of Honshu and to the east of Kyushu; separated from Honshu by the Inland Sea; forested and mountainousJapan, Japanese Archipelago, Japanese Islands - a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean |
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