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Noun: shogun  'show,gún
  1. A hereditary military dictator of Japan; the shoguns ruled Japan until the revolution of 1867-68

Derived forms: shoguns

Type of: dictator, Japanese, Nipponese, potentate

Encyclopedia: Shogun

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