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KARATE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A traditional Japanese system of unarmed combat (in Japanese, karate means 'empty hand'); sharp blows and kicks are given to pressure-sensitive points on the body of the opponent
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("karate" is a kind of...):
martial art (any of several Oriental arts of weaponless self-defense; usually practiced as a sport)
Domain region:
Japan; Nihon; Nippon (a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building)
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