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katana
/ kəˈtɑːnə /
noun
- a long, curved single-edged sword traditionally used by Japanese samurai
Word History and Origins
Origin of katana1
Example Sentences
From katana-wielding Michonne to the bloodthirsty Governor, Melissa Leon gets you up to speed.
The sword Mr. Hume gave his cousin was a short one, and the knife which accompanied it is called the Ko-Katana, or little sword.
You recognised the motto of his house in the design which I showed you, and which was borne on the blade of the Ko-Katana.
The two swords, the longer and the shorter—called respectively daito and shoto or katana and wakizashi—never leave his side.
Before long, another Arab met us with the news that there was an encampment of Druses on the plain between us and Katana.
Katana, our resting-place for the night, lay below us, buried in orchards of olive and orange.
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