Iturup

English

Etymology

From Russian Итуру́п (Iturúp), itself from Ainu エツ゚ヲロㇷ゚シㇼ (Etuworop-sir, “island with many capes”). Doublet of Etrof, from the Japanese rendition of the same Ainu toponym, Japanese 択捉 (Etorofu).

Proper noun

Iturup

  1. The largest and northernmost island in the southern Kuril Islands, disputed between Japan and Russia.

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