Wakayama

American  

[wah-kah-yah-mah] / ˈwɑ kɑˈyɑ mɑ /

noun

1. a seaport on S Honshu, in S Japan.

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Wakayama British  

/ ˌwækəˈjɑːmə /

noun

1. an industrial city in S Japan, on S Honshu. Pop: 391 008 (2002 est)

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Example Sentences

Authorities later downgraded the tsunami warning to advisory for many areas, spanning from the north of Tokyo down to Wakayama in the south-west.

From BBC

In a statement, Nick Carter’s legal representatives Liane K. Wakayama and Dale Hayes Jr. dismissed the claims as “more of the same nonsense from the gang of conspirators and their lawyers who continue to abuse the justice system to try to ruin Nick Carter,” according to People.

From Los Angeles Times

Officials of Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, confirmed evacuation routes in co-operation with local municipalities.

From BBC

In a statement to The Times, Carter’s attorneys Liane Wakayama and Dale Hayes Jr. rejected the allegations in “Fallen Idols,” for which Carter reportedly declined to be interviewed.

From Los Angeles Times

The 60-foot-long rocket weighs 23 tons and was launched from Space Port Kii in Wakayama Prefecture on Japan’s main island, according to the company’s website.

From New York Times