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Nagoya

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

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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The JOC said they plan to repeat their monitoring activities at their home Asian Games, which are being held in Nagoya and the wider Aichi area on September 19-October 4.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 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

Brazil is a signatory to the 2014 Nagoya Protocol, an international treaty on sharing benefits from genetic resources.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

He earned his PhD in 2006 from the Graduate School of Science at Nagoya University, where he studied the circadian clock in cyanobacteria.

From Science Daily • Jan. 13, 2026

Kobe and Kyoto have a little more than half a million; Nagoya and Yokohama four hundred thousand apiece.

From The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People by Scott, J.W. Robertson

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