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Nagoya

American  
[nuh-goi-uh, nah-gaw-yah] / nəˈgɔɪ ə, ˈnɑ gɔˌjɑ /

noun

  1. a city on S Honshu, in central Japan.


Nagoya British  
/ ˈnɑːɡəʊjə /

noun

  1. a city in central Japan, on S Honshu on Ise Bay: a major industrial centre. Pop: 2 109 681 (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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In the central region of Aichi, which includes Nagoya and is experiencing some of the most intense heat, 116 people were taken to hospital on Wednesday, officials said.

From Barron's Jul. 23, 2026

Pokka Sapporo Food & Beverage, based in Nagoya, also said in March it would sell its 40,000-machine operation to Osaka-based Lifedrink Co.

From Barron's Apr. 26, 2026

Japanese firms dealing with China were already struggling with delays in getting approvals, said Noriyuki Kawamura, professor emeritus of Japan-China relations at Nagoya University of Foreign Studies.

From Barron's Feb. 24, 2026

Scientists at Nagoya University in Japan have identified two gut bacteria that appear to work together to trigger chronic constipation.

From Science Daily Feb. 19, 2026

The road from Nagoya to Gifu, more than twenty miles in length, and formerly bordered by an almost continuous succession of villages, was converted into a narrow lane between two long drawn-out banks of débris.

From A Study of Recent Earthquakes by Davison, Charles

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