# Wakayama

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #95,595

## Definitions
1. A prefecture of Japan.
2. A city and the capital of Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 和(わ)歌(か)山(やま) (Wakayama).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/wakayama