SHINKANSEN


Meaning of SHINKANSEN in English

[ 'ʃi:nkα:nˌsɛn ]

■ noun ( plural same) (in Japan) a railway system carrying high-speed passenger trains.

↘a train operating on such a system.

Origin

Japanese, from shin 'new' + kansen 'main line'.

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