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Iturup
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English
Etymology
From en ru Итуру́п, itself from en ain エツ゚ヲロㇷ゚シㇼ Etuworop-sir island with many capes. en Etrof, from the Japanese rendition of the same Ainu toponym, en ja 択捉 Etorofu.
Proper noun
en The largest and northernmost <<island>> in the southern Kuril Islands, disputed between Japan and Russia.
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