411 REFERENCE · Wiktionary
Mikado
Reference material by Wiktionary contributors. This retains its source identity and is not 411 news reporting.
mikado mikádó
English
2-8-2
Etymology
From en ja 御門 mikado.
Proper noun
en hamlet p/Saskatchewan c/Canada.
en twp/and/unincorporated community therein, in co/Alcona County s/Michigan c/USA.
Noun
en mikado emperor of Japan.
en rail The steam locomotive 2-8-2 wheel arrangement.
en 1950 April Timothy H. Cobb The Kenya-Uganda Railway Railway Magazine 263 From Mombasa the train is worked by a Mikado, built in 1927 by Robert Stephenson, Darlington, originally intended for shunting, but now used on most passenger trains between Mombasa and Nairobi, where the rails are 80 lb. to the yard, laid in 40 ft. lengths.
German
Etymology
de ja -. The game is named after the most valuable stick, which is called mikado (like the emperor of Japan).
Pronunciation
de De-Mikado.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m,s,s
mikado a title of the emperors of Japan
Declension
m,s,s
Noun
n,s,s
de games mikado, jackstraws, spillikins stick game
Declension
n,s,s
Further reading
de
Mikado_Spiel Mikado
Mikado_Stab_Kaiser_Japan Mikado