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FUJI-SAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Fuji-san mean?
• FUJI-SAN (noun)
The noun FUJI-SAN has 1 sense:
1. an extinct volcano in south central Honshu that is the highest peak in Japan; last erupted in 1707; famous for its symmetrical snow-capped peak; a sacred mountain and site for pilgrimages
Familiarity information: FUJI-SAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An extinct volcano in south central Honshu that is the highest peak in Japan; last erupted in 1707; famous for its symmetrical snow-capped peak; a sacred mountain and site for pilgrimages
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Fuji; Fuji-san; Fujinoyama; Fujiyama; Mount Fuji
Instance hypernyms:
volcano (a mountain formed by volcanic material)
Holonyms ("Fuji-san" is a part of...):
Japan; Nihon; Nippon (a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building)
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