Kyoto

or Kio·to

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

/ kiˈoʊ toʊ; Japanese ˈkyɔ tɔ /

noun

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

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Example sentences from the Web for kyoto

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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On the other hand, leaks of methane from natural gas wells could be pushing the U.S. over the Kyoto target for that gas.
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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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Tosabo managed to escape and hide himself in the mountains of Kurama, near Kyoto, but he was caught and put to death at last.
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Never had he dreamed of such beauty, although he came from Kyoto, the city of beautiful women.
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I remember the loneliness of a New York girl who had gone to live in Kyoto.
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The chief educational institution of this body is the Doshisha University, in Kyoto.
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I was assured that I would be allowed to land and leave the station at 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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