Hokkaido
geographical name
Hok·kai·do
hȯ-ˈkī-(ˌ)dō 
variants
or formerly Yezo
island of Japan north of Honshu and northernmost of Japan's four main islands area (including adjacent small islands) 30,313 square miles (78,511 square kilometers), population 5,506,419
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“Hokkaido.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hokkaido. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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