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Nagoya.

The capital city of Aichi Prefecture, in central Honshu, Japan.

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  1. The capital city of Aichi Prefecture, in central Honshu, Japan.

  2. Synonym of Lubuk Baja: a district of Batam, Riau Islands, Indonesia.

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Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 名古屋(なごや) (Nagoya). The Indonesian district was nicknamed "Nagoya" by Japanese workers from Taisei Corporation who were working on a construction project in Batam in the 1970s.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.