Shikotan

English

Etymology

From Russian Шикотан (Šikotan) and Japanese 色丹, both from Ainu シコタン, from シ + コタン (“settlement, island”).

Proper noun

Shikotan

  1. An island in the Kurils, occupied by Russia but claimed by Japan.

Synonyms
  • Spanberg, Spanberga (disputed)

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