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Toyota
[Toyota 词源字典]
Japanese automaker, begun 1930s as a division of Toyoda Automatic Loom Works, named for the family name of the founder. There seems to be no one accepted explanation for the change from
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[Toyota etymology, Toyota origin, 英语词源]