Iwo Jima

== English == === Alternative forms === Iwojima, Iwo-Jima Io Jima, Iō Jima, Io-jima, Iō-jima, Iojima, Iōjima === Etymology === From the early modern Japanese misreading Iwōjima for 硫黄島 (Iwōtō, “Sulfur Island”), a calque of English Sulphur Island in accounts of James Cook's voyages, possibly originally from Early Modern Spanish Isla Sufre although the island was left unnamed by its first known discoverer Bernardo de la Torre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌi.woʊ ˈdʒi.mə/ === Proper noun === Iwo Jima A volcanic island in the Volcano Islands in the North Pacific, now administered as part of Tokyo's Ogasawara Subprefecture and most famous for a major battle in World War II. A volcanic island in the Satsunan Islands in the Philippine Sea, administered as part of Kagoshima. ==== Usage notes ==== The official Japanese name of the island changed to Iōtō (written identically in kanji but differently in transcription) in 2007, so that use of Iwo Jima may be proscribed in some contexts. ==== Synonyms ==== Ioto, Ioshima, Sulfur Island, Sulphur Island (Kagoshima island): Satsuma Iwo Jima, Satsuma Iojima, Satsuma Iōjima, Tokara Iwo Jima, Tokara Iojima, Tokara Iōjima ==== Translations ==== == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === Iwojima (uncommon) === Proper noun === Iwo Jima f Iwo Jima (an island of Japan)