noun
Izumi Province
Historical province in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture. Used in historical contexts.
和泉国は、現在の大阪府南西部にあたる旧国名です。
Izumi Province is the name of an old province corresponding to the southwestern part of present-day Osaka Prefecture.
The kanji 和泉 are used as jukujikun for the reading いずみ, which originally meant 'spring' or 'fountain'. The exact historical derivation of the province name is uncertain.