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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mi•ka•do (mi kä′dō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -dos. - World History, Government(sometimes cap.) a title of the emperor of Japan.
- Music and Dance(cap., italics) an operetta (1885) by Sir William S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan.
- Rail Transport(cap.) a steam locomotive having a two-wheeled front truck, eight driving wheels, and a two-wheeled rear truck. See table under Whyte classification.
- Japanese, equivalent. to mi- exalted + kado gate, door (of the imperial palace)
- 1720–30
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: mikado /mɪˈkɑːdəʊ/ n ( pl -dos)- (often capital) archaic the Japanese emperor
Etymology: 18th Century: from Japanese, from mi- honourable + kado gate |