Kyoto

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kɪˈəʊtəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kē ō′tō; Japn. kyô′tô)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Kyo•to  (kē ō′tō; Japn. kyô′tô),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa city on S Honshu, in central Japan: the capital of Japan a.d. 794–1868. 1,472,993.
Also, Kioto. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Kyoto, Kioto /kɪˈəʊtəʊ; ˈkjəʊ-/ n
  1. a city in central Japan, on S Honshu: the capital of Japan from 794 to 1868; cultural centre, with two universities (1875, 1897). Pop: 1 387 264 (2002 est)
'Kyoto' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Kioto - Kyoto protocol - Biwa - Higashiyama - raku

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