Kagoshima

[ kah-gaw-shee-mah ]

/ ˈkɑ gɔˈʃi mɑ /

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noun

a seaport on S Kyushu, in SW Japan.

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Words nearby Kagoshima

kaftan, Kafue, Kagawa, Kagera, kago, Kagoshima, kagoul, kagu, Kahanamoku, kahawai, kahawai bird

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How to use Kagoshima in a sentence

By counting how many muons arrived at a detector on the ground in Kagoshima, Japan as cyclones moved past, Tanaka and colleagues produced rough 3-D maps of the density of air inside the storms.
Particles from space provide a new look inside cyclones|James R. Riordon|October 26, 2022|Science News
They had worked in the cities of Amami and Kirishima in Kagoshima prefecture, where the relay passed through on April 27.
8 People Involved in Tokyo Olympic Torch Relay Infected With COVID-19|Amy Gunia|May 3, 2021|Time
His seat of government was Kagoshima, but there was scarcely any establishment worth calling a castle.
A Fantasy of Far Japan|Baron Kencho Suyematsu
When the English squadron bombarded Kagoshima, the English ships fared rather badly.
A Fantasy of Far Japan|Baron Kencho Suyematsu

Kagoshima, the capital of Satsuma, had been bombarded by the English fleet a few years before.
A Fantasy of Far Japan|Baron Kencho Suyematsu
The young men of the island of Kyushu, especially of Kumamoto and Kagoshima provinces, are noted for their ambitious projects.
Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic|Sidney L. Gulick
This year a serious rebellion broke out at Kagoshima, and was not quelled without great loss of life and a heavy expenditure.
The Empire of the East|H. B. Montgomery

British Dictionary definitions for Kagoshima

Kagoshima

/ (ˌkæɡɒˈʃiːmə) /

noun

a port in SW Japan, on S Kyushu. Pop: 544 840 (2002 est)

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