KAMIKAZE | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Kamikaze

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

Japanese, from kami ‘divinity’ + kaze ‘wind’, originally referring to the gale that, in Japanese tradition, destroyed the fleet of invading Mongols in 1281

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˌkamɪˈkɑːzi
Dialects: British English
Definition:

(in the Second World War) a Japanese aircraft loaded with explosives and making a deliberate suicidal crash on an enemy target.

Short Definition:

Japanese aircraft making suicidal crash

Word: Kamikaze

Speech Type: Adjective

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˌkamɪˈkɑːzi
Dialects: British English
Definition:

relating to or denoting a kamikaze attack or pilot

Short Definition:

relating to kamikaze

Examples:
  • a kamikaze attack

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