Kunashir

== English == === Alternative forms === Kunashiri (Japanese) === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 国後 (Kunashiri) or Russian Кунаши́р (Kunašír). Ultimately from Ainu クンネ シㇼ (kunne sir), meaning "black island"; or Ainu キナ シㇼ (kina sir), meaning "grass island". === Proper noun === Kunashir The southernmost island of the Kuril Islands, disputed between Japan and Russia. ==== Further reading ==== Kunashir on Wikipedia.Wikipedia