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noun
- peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu). Archaism.
- provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city).
- brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan).
- foreigner, barbarian. Derogatory.