Kyoto

or Kio·to

[ kee-oh-toh; Japanese kyaw-taw ]

/ kiˈoʊ toʊ; Japanese ˈkyɔ tɔ /

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noun

a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: the capital of Japan a.d. 794–1868.

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How to use Kyoto in a sentence

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It was established in Kyoto in the 1860s according to the yakuza history book Ninkyojuku.
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The Kyoto District Court handed down the verdict on March 22.
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She has published several books including Old Kyoto - A Guide to Shops, Inns and Restaurants.
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Kyoto, Japan, is one of my favorite places for the refinement of the food and the ambiance of the city.
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One of these copies was presented to the Emperor and a second is preserved in the temple, Senyu-ji, Kyoto.
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I remember the loneliness of a New York girl who had gone to live in Kyoto.
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I had the pleasure of visiting both this college and Kyoto University.
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I come from Nara and Kyoto, and this may be one of the reasons that everything is so far below my expectations.
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On the self-same night that Fuji-yama rose out of the earth, a strange thing happened in the mountainous district near Kyoto.
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British Dictionary definitions for Kyoto

Kyoto

Kioto

/ (kɪˈəʊtəʊ, ˈkjəʊ-) /

noun

a city in central Japan, on S Honshu: the capital of Japan from 794 to 1868; cultural centre, with two universities (1875, 1897). Pop: 1 387 264 (2002 est)

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