Complete Definition of "mikado"

English

Noun
en-noun

  1. context|literary an emperor of Japan.

#:The mikados of Japan are its emperors.

  1. a game in which wooden sticks have to be removed from a pile without disturbing the remaining sticks

Quotations

1885 � w:Gilbert and Sullivan|Gilbert & Sullivan, s:The_Mikado|The Mikado
:Our great Mikado, virtuous man,
:When he to rule our land began,
:Resolved to try a plan whereby
:Young men might best be steadied.

Translations
trans-top|an emperor of Japan
Hungarian: t|hu|mikádó
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trans-top|a game
Hungarian: t|hu|mikádó
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ttbc|Dutch: Japanse keizer m (1), mikado m (2)
ttbc|Interlingua: imperator, mikado
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ttbc|Latin: imperator -is
ttbc|Spanish: emperador, micado
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Synonyms
(emperor of Japan): tenno

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