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home islands
[ hohm ahy-luhndz ]
plural noun
- the Japanese archipelago (excluding Sakhalin), especially as distinguished from Japan’s former colonies and its other territories.
- History/Historical. the progressively limited areas over which the Japanese emperor retained sovereignty during the end of World War II.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of home islands1
First recorded in 1800–10, in reference to the British Isles
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