Meaning & use
katana
A long, curved, single-edged sword traditionally used by samurai warriors in Japan.
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The museum exhibit featured a beautifully preserved katana from the Edo period.
In the film, the hero trains for years to master the katana.
A note on using this word
Katana is a Japanese loanword; the plural in English is usually also 'katana' or 'katanas'.
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