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Hondo

 
WordNet: Hondo
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the largest of the four main islands of Japan; between the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean; regarded as the Japanese mainland
  Synonym: Honshu


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Hondo may refer to:

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Places

Fiction

  • Hondo (film), a 1953 Western film starring John Wayne and based on the short story "The Gift of Cochise", by Louis L'Amour
    • Hondo (novel), a novelization of the film by L'Amour
    • Hondo (TV series), a 1967 television series based on the above film, starring Ralph Taeger

People

  • the nickname of former Boston Celtics basketball player John Havlicek
  • the nickname of former Washington Senators baseball player Frank Howard
  • Danilo Hondo, a German professional cyclist

Other

  • An alternate spelling of "honda", an eyelet at the end of a lariat rope through which the other end runs to make a loop
  • Hondo (guitar company)
  • Hondō, the main hall of worship of some Japanese Buddhist temples.

 
 

 

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