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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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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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