Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

russo-japanese

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables: rus-so--japanese
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to both Russia and Japan.

Example Sentences

"In 1905, the Russo-Japanese war fought itself to a standstill, and with the destruction of Rozhiestvensky's fleet at Tsushima, the Japanese, for financial reasons, had to put out feelers for peace."

Etymology

Etymology tree English Russo- Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún)bor. Malay Jepangbor. Portuguese Japãobor. ▲ Malay Jepangbor. Dutch Japanbor. English Japan Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Japanese English Russo-Japanese From Russo- + Japanese.

Phrases

Russo-Japanese War

Questions

What does russo-japanese mean?: Of or pertaining to both Russia and Japan.
Where does russo-japanese come from?: Etymology tree English Russo- Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún)bor. Malay Jepangbor. Portuguese Japãobor. ▲ Malay Jepangbor. Dutch Japanbor. English Japan Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Japanese English Russo-Japanese From Russo- + Japanese.

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