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- [shoh-guh n, -guhn]
- /ˈʃoʊ gən, -gʌn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shoh-guh n, -guhn]
- /ˈʃoʊ gən, -gʌn/
Definition of shoguns word
- noun shoguns the title applied to the chief military commanders from about the 8th century a.d. to the end of the 12th century, then applied to the hereditary officials who governed Japan, with the emperor as nominal ruler, until 1868, when the shogunate was terminated and the ruling power was returned to the emperor. 1
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Origin of shoguns
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; < Japanese shōgun, earlier shaũgun < Middle Chinese, equivalent, to Chinese jiāngjūn literally, lead the army
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Parts of speech for Shoguns
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shoguns popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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noun shoguns
- generalissimos — Plural form of generalissimo.
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