satsuma

sat·su·ma

S0099850 (săt-so͞o′mə, sä-tso͞o′mä, sä′tso͞o-mä′)n.1. A seedless mandarin orange originally cultivated in Japan.2. Satsuma A Japanese porcelain.

[After Satsuma, a peninsula of southwest Kyushu, Japan.]

Satsuma

(ˈsætsʊˌmɑː) n (Placename) a former province of SW Japan, on S Kyushu: famous for its porcelain

satsuma

(sætˈsuːmə) n1. (Plants) a small citrus tree, Citrus nobilis var. unshiu, cultivated, esp in Japan, for its edible fruit2. (Plants) the fruit of this tree, which has a loose rind and easily separable segments[C19: originally from the province of Satsuma, Japan]

Sat•su•ma

(sætˈsu mə, ˈsæt sə mə)

n. a former province on S Kyushu, in SW Japan: famous for its porcelain ware.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	satsuma - a variety of mandarin orange satsuma treesatsuma - medium-sized largely seedless mandarin orange with thin smooth skinCitrus reticulata, mandarin, mandarin orange, mandarin orange tree - shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to southeastern Asia
	2.	satsuma - medium-sized largely seedless mandarin orange with thin smooth skinmandarin orange, mandarin - a somewhat flat reddish-orange loose skinned citrus of Chinasatsuma, satsuma tree - a variety of mandarin orange

Translations

clementina

Satsuma

(sätso͞o`mä), peninsula, Kagoshima prefecture, SW Kyushu, Japan. It gives its name to a famous porcelain, Satsuma ware, which was first manufactured there by Korean artisans in the 16th cent. As a feudal province, Satsuma was controlled by the powerful Shimazu clan, which exacted tribute from the Ryukyu Islands from the 17th to the 19th cent. and developed Satsuma into one of the most advanced areas in 19th-century Japan. Kagoshima, the capital of Satsuma, was a center of Western influence in Japan. In 1877, Takamori Saigo led the Satsuma clansmen in a rebellion against the imperial government. This rebellion, suppressed by the imperial army, was the last serious internal threat to the Meiji restoration.

Satsuma

a principality of feudal Japan, in the southern part of the island of Kyushu; after the administrative reform of 1871, part of the prefecture of Kagoshima. Because of its advantageous geographical position at an intersection of sea routes to China and Korea, Satsuma since ancient times had the most highly developed economy, ranking first among other parts of Japan. By the mid-19th century, it had pioneered plants and factories that produced consumer goods.

In the 1860’s an alliance between the mercantile and manufacturing bourgeoisie of Satsuma and the samurai played an active role in the struggle against the shogunate. After the incomplete bourgeois revolution of 1867–68 (Meiji Restoration), men from Satsuma occupied leading posts in the state administration, monopolizing, in particular, command of the navy. Many samurai, unable to adapt to the new conditions, expressed discontent with the bourgeois reforms of the late 1860’s and early 1870’s and in 1877 a reactionary revolt rose in Satsuma under Saigo Takamori. The revolt was crushed by government troops.

satsuma

1. a small citrus tree, Citrus nobilis var. unshiu, cultivated, esp in Japan, for its edible fruit 2. the fruit of this tree, which has a loose rind and easily separable segments

Satsuma

a former province of SW Japan, on S Kyushu: famous for its porcelain

satsuma

Related to satsuma: Satsuma Mandarin

noun

Synonyms for satsuma

noun a variety of mandarin orange

Synonyms

satsuma tree

Related Words

satsuma
Citrus reticulata
mandarin
mandarin orange
mandarin orange tree

noun medium-sized largely seedless mandarin orange with thin smooth skin

Related Words

mandarin orange
mandarin
satsuma
satsuma tree