tsushima

/S UW0 SH IY1 M AH0/
noun
  1. 1

    An island of Nagasaki, Japan, between the Home Islands and Korea, now divided by early modern canals.

  2. 2

    A city in Nagasaki, Japan, coterminous with the main island of Tsushima.

  3. 3

    An archipelago of Nagasaki, Japan, surrounding the main island of Tsushima.

  4. 4

    A strait in Japan, between Tsushima Island and the Home Islands, the location of a major 1905 battle in the Russo-Japanese War.