Yokohama

[ yoh-kuh-hah-muh; Japanese yaw-kaw-hah-mah ]

/ ˌyoʊ kəˈhɑ mə; Japanese ˈyɔ kɔˈhɑ mɑ /

noun

a seaport on SE Honshu, in central Japan, on Tokyo Bay: destructive earthquake 1923.

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Examples from the Web for yokohama

While there, she first taught English in the Nagano Prefecture and then was hired on at a local school board in Yokohama.
Secret Lives of Admissions Officers|Kathleen Kingsbury|December 8, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Early in 1860 two Dutch shipmasters, one over sixty years of age, were hacked to pieces in Yokohama.
The Englishman in China During the Victorian Era, Vol. II (of 2)|Alexander Michie
From Yokohama to Montreal is a long day's journey, and the forepart is uninviting.
Letters of Travel (1892-1913)|Rudyard Kipling
When one gets seedy, one goes to the hot springs in the Hakone mountains close to Yokohama.
From Sea to Sea|Rudyard Kipling

In a few days we discovered that the English Consul from Yokohama was on board and laid the matter before him.
Birdseye Views of Far Lands|James T. Nichols
If you think he can, please wire me here at Yokohama, and I'll come straight down.
Little Sister Snow|Frances Little

British Dictionary definitions for yokohama

Yokohama

/ (ˌjəʊkəʊˈhɑːmə) /

noun

a port in central Japan, on SE Honshu on Tokyo Bay: a major port and the country's second largest city situated in the largest and most populous industrial region of Japan. Pop: 3 433 612 (2002 est)

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