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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'yokozuna' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions yokozuna noun (pl=yokozuna) (sumo) The highest rank of sumo wrestler, above ozeki; a grand champion. 1997: A is the very highest rank in sumo " "just like Mameha's position in Gion," as Nobu explained it to me. I had no reason to doubt him; but if Mameha ever took half as much time entering a party as these yokozuna took entering the ring, she'd certainly never be invited back. " Arthur Golden, Memoirs of a Geisha (Vintage 1998, p. 202) Etymology: From æç "wide rope", the symbol of their rank worn about the waist.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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