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How to pronounce tokugawa
“tokugawa” pronunciation in real English speech
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“tokugawa” in real sentences
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the very heart of the Tokugawa period.
TED-Ed
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It's around 1750, in the era of the Tokugawa shoguns.
TED
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History often focus on the Tokugawa period because it's got ninja and samurai.
CrashCourse
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of thing that they which is which is maybe a more like a tokugawa period joke
British Library
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