mikado
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mi·ka·do
(mĭ-kä′dō)n. pl. mi·ka·dos
An emperor of Japan.
[Japanese : mi-, honorific pref. + kado, gate.]
mikado
(mɪˈkɑːdəʊ)n, pl -dos
(Historical Terms) (often capital) archaic the Japanese emperor. Compare tenno
[C18: from Japanese, from mi- honourable + kado gate]
mi•ka•do
(mɪˈkɑ doʊ)n., pl. -dos.
(sometimes cap.) a title of the emperor of Japan.
[1720–30; < Japanese]
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| Noun | 1. |  mikado - the emperor of Japan; when regarded as a religious leader the emperor is called tennoJapanese - the language (usually considered to be Altaic) spoken by the Japanese emperor - the male ruler of an empire |
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