Edo

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɛdəʊ/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɛdoʊ/
• Rhymes: -ɛdəʊ

From Japanese 江戸 (えど, Edo, literally “cove entrance”).

• Jeddo, Yeddo, Yedo, Jendo, Yendo

Edo

2. (historical) Former name of Tokyo: the capital city of Japan

Principally known as the de facto capital of Japan during the Tokugawa shogunate; when the shogunate ended in 1868, it was renamed Tokyo and made the formal capital by the newly-formed Meiji government.

The alternative forms of Yeddo and Yedo reflect historical Japanese pronunciation. See also yen.

From Edo Ẹ̀dó.

Edo

1. A state of Nigeria in the South South geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Benin City.
2. (collectively) The people of Edo State.
3. (uncountable) The Volta-Niger language spoken primarily by these people.

• (language): Bini

• ISO 639-3 code bin (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Edo, bin ⁠

• DOE, OED, doe, ode, -ode, ODE, Ode, Doe, EOD, deo

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.do/
• Rhymes: -ɛdo
• Hyphenation: È‧do

Borrowed from Japanese 江戸 (えど, Edo).

Edo f

1. (historical) Edo (the former name of Tokyo, the capital city of Japan)

• edochiano

Clipping of Edoardo.

Edo m

1. a diminutive of the male given name Edoardo

• Deo, ode

Edo

1. Rōmaji transcription of えど