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Kuroshio

[ koo-roh-shee-oh; Japanese koo-raw-shee-aw ]

Kuroshio

/ kəˈrəʊʃɪˌəʊ /

noun

  1. another name for Japan Current
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Kuroshio1

< Japanese, equivalent to kuro black + shio (earlier shifo ) tide
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Example Sentences

The system will sit along the Kuroshio current, one of the largest ocean currents in the world.

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