Osaka

[ oh-sah-kuh; Japanese aw-sah-kah ]

noun
  1. a city on S Honshu, in S Japan.

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How to use Osaka in a sentence

  • You can see countless streams coming from the mountains, and flowing into Odawarra, on which Osaka is situated.

    A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' | Annie Allnut Brassey
  • The Asahi-shimbun was one of the principal Japanese illustrated daily papers, printed and published at Osaka.

    Lafcadio Hearn | Nina H. Kennard
  • We had come to Osaka on our way back from Nara, and we again return to Kioto, which we left three days ago.

  • In the dawn we saw the white walls of the castle of the city of Osaka, and ran across its many bridges, all silent in the morning.

British Dictionary definitions for Osaka

Osaka

/ (əʊˈsɑːkə) /


noun
  1. a port in S Japan, on S Honshu on Osaka Bay (an inlet of the Pacific): the third largest city in Japan (the chief commercial city during feudal times); university (1931); an industrial and commercial centre. Pop: 2 484 326 (2002 est)

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