Hakodate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 函館 (はこだて, Hakodate), in turn possibly borrowed from Ainu ハㇰ チャシ (hak casi), meaning "shallow fort".

Proper noun

Hakodate

  1. A port city in Oshima subprefecture, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan.
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