Yeddo

9.9

An old English name for Tokyo, the capital city of Japan

proper noun
/ˈjɛdoʊ/

Archaic

: Yeddo

Many Westerners referred to Tokyo as Yeddo during the 19th century.

Examples

Merchants from all over the world visited Yeddo during its time as Japan's principal city.
The treaty was signed in Yeddo in the late nineteenth century.
In old travelogues, Yeddo is often described as bustling and vibrant.
In the past, Yeddo was a bustling port city.
In old travelogues, Yeddo is often described as bustling and vibrant.
Many Westerners referred to Yeddo when discussing Japan's capital city in the 19th century.
Merchants from all over the world visited Yeddo during its time as Japan's principal city.

Synonyms

Tokyo

vsYeddo

243 1.0

The capital and largest city of Japan and its main business and cultural center

is the archaic English name used historically, not the current form

Edo

vsYeddo

3 8.8

The former name of Tokyo when it was Japan's capital from 1603 to 1868

is the archaic English label used later rather than the original administrative term

Yedo

vsYeddo

Archaic

1 9.9

An old name for Tokyo, the capital city of Japan, used before 1868

is the standard archaic English form rather than that older spelling

Tokio

vsYeddo

Archaic

1 3.8

An older spelling of the name Tokyo, the capital city of Japan

is an older English name form, not merely a different modern spelling

Surface Forms

Yeddo main

Etymology

Yeddo is an old English spelling of the Japanese name Edo, used by foreign visitors and mapmakers in the 1800s. Because it is an older form of Edo, Yeddo refers to the same city we now call Tokyo.