Meaning of Yamato | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Ancient Japan.
   historical
2. A member of the Yamato court which formerly ruled Japan.
3. Any of several towns in Japan; see Wikipedia.
4. A member of an ethnic group of Japan, the predominant ethnic group of the islands.
5. The imperial house which formerly ruled Japan from the province of Yamato; by extension, the dominant native ethnic group in Japan.
6. One of a class of battleships used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second World War.
7. A male given name from Japanese.
8. A surname from Japanese.

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Examples

“The museum curator said that the sword originated from the Yamato period in Japan.”

“In Japanese society, Koreans are viewed as being of a lower rung on the social ladder compared to Yamato people.”

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:Yamato.”

“When the Guptas were ruling in India and the Tang were ruling in China and the Yamatos were ruling in Japan, no one was ruling in Australia! The people of Australia were nomads.”

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