Tsu·shi·ma (ts -sh  m , tssh-mä ) Two islands of southwest Japan in Korea Strait between Kyushu and southeast South Korea. They are separated from Kyushu by Tsushima Strait, the site of a major naval battle (May 1905) in the Russo-Japanese War in which the Russian fleet was largely destroyed. |
Tsushima [ˈtsuːʃiːˌmɑː]
n
(Placename) a group of five rocky islands between Japan and South Korea, in the Korea Strait: administratively part of Japan; scene of a naval defeat for the Russians (1905) during the Russo-Japanese war. Pop.: 50 810 (latest est.). Area: 698 sq. km (269 sq. miles)
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| Noun | 1. |  Tsushima - a naval battle in the Russo-Japanese War (1905); the Japanese fleet defeated the Russian fleet in the Korean StraitRusso-Japanese War - Japanese victory in the war with Russia (1904-1905) gave Japan power over Korea and Manchuria Korea Strait, Korean Strait - a strait between Korea and Japan; connects the East China Sea and the Sea of Japan |
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