Kyoto

proper nounattested in dialogue

United States//ˈkjoʊtoʊ//
United States//kiˈjoʊtoʊ//

A prefecture on the island of Honshu, Japan.

proper noun

1
A prefecture on the island of Honshu, Japan.
2
The capital city of Kyoto Prefecture, Japan; and the country's former capital.
The aversion to public displays of eating persists today not only in Kyoto but also throughout the higher levels of Japanese society.
3
The Kyoto Protocol.
The merits and limitations of Kyoto have been subject to great discussion. Some criticize the regime for being too top-down, wasteful and infective as a means of tacking climate change (Prins and Rayner 2007; Victor 2001).

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 京(きょう)都(と) (Kyōto, literally “capital city”), from Middle Chinese 京都 (kjæng-tu, “capital (of a country)”).

kylie · A boomerang.Kylie · A female given name originating as a coinage; variant forms…Kyoko · A female given name from Japanese.

Kyoto · A prefecture on the island of Honshu, Japan.

l · The twelfth letter of the English alphabet, called el and…L · The twelfth letter of the English alphabet, called el and…L. · Latin

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