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Hirakata

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[hee-rah-kah-tah] / hiˈrɑ kɑˌtɑ /

noun

  1. a city on S Honshu, in Japan, NE of Osaka.

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Flames spurted up all over the village, spreading fast on an angry north wind into the neighboring factory town of Hirakata.

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