Yamato

/ˈjɑːmətəʊ/name
Middle School
1

Ancient Japan.

2

Any of several towns in Japan; see Wikipedia.

3

The imperial house which formerly ruled Japan from the province of Yamato; by extension, the dominant native ethnic group in Japan.

4

A male given name from Japanese.

5

A surname from Japanese.

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

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Alliteration

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Consonance

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