Niigata

[ nee-ee-gah-tah ]

noun

1. a seaport on NW Honshu, in central Japan.

Niigata

/ ˈniːɪˌɡɑːtə /

noun

1. a port in central Japan, on NW Honshu at the mouth of the Shinano River: the chief port on the Sea of Japan. Pop: 514 678 (2002 est)

Example Sentences

Fourteen million bushels of rice are produced on the flats of Niigata prefecture, which grows more rice than any other.

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At present also he connects with the Niigata Orphanage and various other philanthropic bodies.

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One finds in Niigata a Manchester-like spirit of business enterprise.

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Our orders directed a stop at a port called Niigata, on the west coast of Nippon.

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