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From: MDBG CC-CEDICT Chinese-English Dictionary 漢英字典

 蝦夷 [ㄒㄧㄚ ㄧˊ; xia1 yi2]
 Emishi or Ebisu, ethnic group of ancient Japan, thought to be related to modern Ainus
 

From: Japanese-English Electronic Dictionary 和英電子辞書

 蝦夷
 えぞ
 えみし
 out-dated or obsolete kana usage
 noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
 historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan
 えぞ
 see: 蝦夷地・1
 Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)