Kitakyushu

American  

[kee-tah-kyoo-shoo, ki-tah-kee-oo-shoo] / kiˈtɑˈkyu ʃʊ, kɪˌtɑ kiˈu ʃu /

noun

1. a seaport on N Kyushu, in S Japan: formed in 1963 by the merger of five cities Kokura, Moji, Tobata, Wakamatsu, and Yawata.

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Kitakyushu British  

/ ˌkiːtəˈkjuːʃuː /

noun

1. a port in Japan, on N Kyushu: formed by the amalgamation of the cities of Wakamatsu, Yawata, Tobata, Kokura, and Moji; one of Japan's largest industrial centres. Pop: 999 806 (2002 est)

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Example Sentences

Akebono had been battling illness since collapsing in the city of Kitakyushu seven years ago, according to local media.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2024

A group of scientists from the University of Kitakyushu in Japan has come up with an unusual solution to a messy problem.

From NewsForKids.net • Aug. 10, 2023

Siswanti Zuraida, a civil engineer at the University of Kitakyushu, began the project while lecturing at the Bandung Science Technology Institute near Jakarta.

From Scientific American • May 22, 2023

The facility, Ichoan Nursing Home, is in Kitakyushu, a city of 940,000 in Fukuoka Prefecture that is aging and shrinking like the rest of Japan.

From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2022

Unlike at the Tokyo Games, spectators are permitted at the Kitakyushu General Gymnasium.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 21, 2021