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English word origin

Etymology of Osaka

From Japanese 大(おお)阪(さか) (Ōsaka, literally “large hill”) — the slope up to the Uemachi Plateau, where Osaka Castle sits.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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The capital city of Osaka Prefecture, Japan. · A prefecture on the island of Honshū, Japan. · A surname from Japanese.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Japanese 大(おお)阪(さか) (Ōsaka, literally “large hill”) — the slope up to the Uemachi Plateau, where Osaka Castle sits.

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