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Hakodate
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English
Etymology
en ja Jpan 函館 はこだて, Hakodate, in turn possibly borrowed from en ain ハㇰ チャシ hak casi, meaning "shallow fort".
Proper noun
en port city spref/Oshima pref/Hokkaido c/Japan.