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Sat⋅su⋅ma

[sat-soo-muh, sat-suh-muh Japn. sah-tsoo-mah]
–noun
1. a former province on S Kyushu, in SW Japan: famous for its porcelain ware.
2. (lowercase) a kind of mandarin orange.

Satsuma ware

–noun
a Japanese pottery from Kyushu, first produced in the early 17th century and after 1800 having a crackle glaze and overglaze polychrome enameling and gilding.
Also, sat⋅su⋅ma.


Origin:
1870–75; named after Satsuma, Japan
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sat·su·ma   (sāt-sōō'mə, sä-tsōō'mä, sä'tsōō-mä')   
n.  
  1. A seedless mandarin orange native to Japan and the hardiest commercial citrus fruit.

  2. Satsuma A Japanese porcelain. Also called Satsuma ware.


[After Satsuma, a peninsula of southwest Kyushu, Japan.]
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