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shogun
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shogun
(noun)
shogun
/
ˈ
ʃoʊgən/
noun
plural
shoguns
shogun
/
ˈ
ʃoʊgən/
noun
plural
shoguns
Britannica Dictionary definition of SHOGUN
[
count
]
:
any one of the military leaders who ruled Japan until the revolution of 1867–68
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