Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Satsuma ware /sătˌ-so͞om'-ə wĕr/ · Sat·su·ma ware · IPA 01 A kind of ornamental hard-glazed pottery made at Satsuma in Kiushu, one of the Japanese islands. 1. A kind of ornamental hard-glazed pottery made at Satsuma in Kiushu, one of the Japanese islands.(Fine Arts)