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Sendai

American

[sen-dahy] / ˈsɛnˈdaɪ /

noun

a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.

Sendai British

/ sɛnˈdaɪ /

noun

a city in central Japan, on NE Honshu: university (1907). Pop: 986 713 (2002 est)

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Almost simultaneously, Takeaki Iwamoto's group at Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan, independently produced the same compound.

From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026

The fab will be located at an industrial park that has abundant land, water and power neighbouring the major regional city of Sendai, the companies said.

From Reuters • Oct. 31, 2023

Declaring himself a conscientious objector during the Korean War, he was given alternative service teaching English in Sendai, Japan, where he lived for four years.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2023

At an elementary school in Sendai, north of Fukushima, participants released hundreds of colorful balloons in memory of the lives lost.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2023

The Reagan was moving fast, but as it neared Sendai, the sea became thick with wreckage from the tsunami.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

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