Shimonoseki

[shim-uh-nuh-sey-kee, shee-maw-naw-se-kee]

noun

1. a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan: treaty ending Sino-Japanese War signed 1895.

Shimonoseki

/ ˌʃɪmənəʊˈsɛkɪ /

noun

1. a port in SW Japan, on SW Honshu: scene of the peace treaty (1895) ending the Sino-Japanese War; a heavy industrial centre. Pop: 246 924 (2002 est)

Example Sentences

In a photo posted by the Kaikyokan aquarium in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi prefecture, the sunfish is seen swimming in front of photos of human faces attached to a row of uniforms.

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The rescue operation has been taking place close to the city of Shimonoseki.

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Takata held the news conference after delivering a speech to business leaders in the western Japan city of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi prefecture.

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Yugeta ran the 2019 Shimonoseki Kaikyo Marathon in Japan in 2 hours 59 minutes 15 seconds, then shattered that mark two years later by running the 2021 Osaka International Women’s Marathon in 2:52:13.

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The family ran a charcoal-grill restaurant in Shimonoseki, the port closest to Korea — a reminder that they would return home.

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