Gifu

American  

[gee-foo] / ˈgiˈfu /

noun

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

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Gifu British  

/ ˈɡiːfuː /

noun

1. a city in Japan, on central Honshu: hot springs, textile and paper lantern manufacturing. Pop: 401 269 (2002 est)

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Example Sentences

The study included 92 people with type 2 diabetes in Gifu Prefecture, Japan, who had just started GLP-1 therapy.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

Heavy rain was falling in Gifu and Mie prefectures on Saturday, as the Japan Meteorological Agency urged people "to remain vigilant for landslides, flooding and overflowing rivers".

From BBC • Aug. 31, 2024

Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroakazu Matsuno told reporters that the shooting occurred at a firing range at a base in Gifu prefecture in central Japan.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 13, 2023

The video, taken in an outlet in the central province of Gifu, has generated tens of millions of views since it hit the internet.

From Washington Post • Feb. 2, 2023

Thereafter, the van of the western army advanced to Gifu along the Nakasendo, and the main body, making a detour through Ise, ultimately pushed forward into Mino.

From A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era by Brinkley, F. (Frank)