Kyoto
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Japanese 京都 (kyōto, “capital city”), from Middle Chinese 京都 (kjæng-tu, “capital (of a country)”).
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Kyoto
- A prefecture of Japan.
- The capital city of Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, and the country's former capital.
- (international law) The Kyoto Protocol.
- 2013, Stewart Lockie, David A. Sonnenfeld, Dana R. Fisher, Routledge International Handbook of Social and Environmental Change, Routledge (→ISBN), page 112:
- The merits and limitations of Kyoto have been subject to great discussion. Some criticize the regime for being too top-down, wasteful and infective as a means of tacking climate change (Prins and Rayner 2007; Victor 2001).
- 2013, Stewart Lockie, David A. Sonnenfeld, Dana R. Fisher, Routledge International Handbook of Social and Environmental Change, Routledge (→ISBN), page 112:
Translations
Kyōto, Japan
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Further reading
- Kyoto on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Kyoto Protocol on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
Portuguese
Proper noun
Kyoto
- Alternative spelling of Quioto
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Kyoto.
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