Kuril Islands

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Borrowed from Russian Кури́лы (Kuríly). One theory suggests that the islands' name was ultimately from Ainu クㇽ (“a person”).

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the Kuril Islands pl (plural only)

  1. An archipelago between Japan and Kamchatka, Russia, separating the Sea of Okhotsk from the north Pacific Ocean.
    Synonyms: Kurils, Kuriles

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