mikado
(sometimes initial capital letter) a title of the emperor of Japan.
(initial capital letter, italics) an operetta (1885) by Sir William S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan.
(initial capital letter) a steam locomotive having a two-wheeled front truck, eight driving wheels, and a two-wheeled rear truck.
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How to use mikado in a sentence
In the race she has to run, moreover, the mikado-land has no such advantages as many of our people have been led to believe.
Where Half The World Is Waking Up | Clarence PoeOn the whole, the mikado's subjects seem already to count themselves virtual masters of the country.
Where Half The World Is Waking Up | Clarence PoeAt the end of her cruise the war was over, and she was sold to the mikado of Japan, whose flag she now carries.
The Naval History of the United States | Willis J. Abbot.He was treated by the army surgeons, and sent home to Japan to get well, and then he was decorated for his bravery by the mikado.
Harper's Round Table, August 27, 1895 | VariousFormerly this body of belief was the national faith, the mikado, the direct descendant of the early gods, being its head on earth.
The Soul of the Far East | Percival Lowell
British Dictionary definitions for mikado
/ (mɪˈkɑːdəʊ) /
Origin of mikado
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