Gifu

[ gee-foo ]

noun

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

Gifu

/ ˈɡiːfuː /

noun

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

Example Sentences

In the spring of 1882, he was stabbed by a fanatic during the reception given in the public park at Gifu.

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The seismographs at Gifu and Nagoya registered the first half-dozen vibrations, and were then buried beneath the fallen buildings.

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The seismographs at Gifu and Nagoya were thrown down within the first few seconds, and failed to record the principal motion.

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A similar rapid and then gradual decline in frequency characterises the strong and weak shocks recorded at Gifu.

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Gifu was a total wreck, devastated by ruin and conflagration, causing the destruction of half its houses.

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