Definition of "Yamato"

Yamato

/ˈjɑːmətəʊ/

proper noun
1. (historical) Ancient Japan.
2. Any of several towns in Japan; see Wikipedia.
3. The imperial house which formerly ruled Japan from the province of Yamato; by extension, the dominant native ethnic group in Japan.
4. A male given name from Japanese
5. A surname from Japanese.
noun
plural Yamatos or Yamato
1. A member of the Yamato court which formerly ruled Japan; by extension, a member of the dominant native ethnic group of Japan.
  Quotations
  When the Guptas were ruling in India and the Tang were ruling in China and the Yamatos were ruling in Japan, no one was ruling in Australia! The people of Australia were nomads.
  2007, S. Wise Bauer, The Story of the World, History for the Classical Child, page 90
2. One of a class of battleships used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Second World War.