Tokyo

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Borrowed from Japanese 東京(Tōkyō, literally “eastern capital”), as opposed to Kyoto in the west, from Middle Chinese 東(tuwng, “east”) + 京(kjæng, “capital”).


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Tokyo

so named 1868, from Japanese to "east" + kyo "capital;" its earlier name was Edo, literally "estuary."