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Matsuyama

American  
[mah-tsoo-yah-mah] / ˈmɑ tsʊˈjɑ mɑ /

noun

  1. a seaport on NW Shikoku, in SW Japan.


Matsuyama British  
/ ˌmætsʊˈjɑːmə /

noun

  1. a port in SW Japan, on NW Shikoku: textile and chemical industries; Ehime University (1949). Pop: 473 039 (2002 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Morishita, who will turn 78 in December, is the prima ballerina in Japan’s storied Matsuyama Ballet Company.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Another factor in her long career is the love and support she gets from her Matsuyama colleagues, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

That year, the sun-baked surface at the Scottish course helped drives travel absurdly far, with Hideki Matsuyama sending a 3-wood over 400 yards—and that wasn’t a good thing.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Hideki Matsuyama, the 2021 Masters champion, fired a three-under par 68 to seize a one-stroke lead after Saturday's third round of the PGA Phoenix Open.

From Barron's Feb. 8, 2026

Yonder on Matsuyama harboured a huge and dangerous boar.

From Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2 by De Benneville, James S. (James Seguin)

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