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Okayama

[ aw-kah-yah-mah ]
/ ˈɔ kɑˈyɑ mɑ /

noun

a city on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.

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Words nearby Okayama

Okanagan, Okanagan Lake, okapi, Okavango, okay, Okayama, Okazaki, oke, Okeechobee, Okeechobee Waterway, O'Keeffe
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Example sentences from the Web for Okayama

  • Some of the "Kobe beef" comes from the prefectures of Hiroshima and Okayama.

    The Foundations of Japan|J.W. Robertson Scott

British Dictionary definitions for Okayama

Okayama
/ (ˌɒkəˈjɑːmə) /

noun

a city in SW Japan, on W Honshu on the Inland Sea. Pop: 621 809 (2002 est)
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