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Hiroshima.

A prefecture in southwestern Honshu, Japan.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/hɪ(ə)ˈɹɒʃɪmə/UK/hɪ(ə)ɹəˈʃiːmə/UK/hɪˈɹoʊʃɪmə/US/hɪɹoʊˈʃiːmə/US
  1. A prefecture in southwestern Honshu, Japan.

  2. The capital city of Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan; the target of the first atomic bomb dropped in warfare on August 6, 1945.

  3. The 1945 atomic bombing of the city.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 広(ひろ)島(しま) (Hiroshima). Transliteration of Japanese ひろしま

noun/hɪ(ə)ˈɹɒʃɪmə/UK/hɪ(ə)ɹəˈʃiːmə/UK/hɪˈɹoʊʃɪmə/US/hɪɹoʊˈʃiːmə/US
  1. A catastrophe.

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 広(ひろ)島(しま) (Hiroshima). Transliteration of Japanese ひろしま

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