Nagano

[ nah-gah-naw ]

/ nɑˈgɑ nɔ /

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noun

a city on central Honshu, in central Japan.

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How to use Nagano in a sentence

The last time Japan had hosted an Olympics was in 1998, when the winter games were held in Nagano and Osaka was a year old.
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Trains run from Tokyo to Nagano (90 minutes); Nagano to Nozawa Onsen takes 75 minutes by bus.
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Despite not really being prepared to host, Nagano won the bid.
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While there, she first taught English in the Nagano Prefecture and then was hired on at a local school board in Yokohama.
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Nagano is full of what someone called "a new rural type" of men who read and delight in going to lectures.
The Foundations of Japan|J.W. Robertson Scott
The other day in Nagano, a politician told a treacherous lie.
The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 2|Elizabeth Bisland
At Nagano-mura, a pottery produced ware with a streaky glaze, but not painted.
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One of the most famous images of this Bodhisattva is at Zenkô-ji, Nagano.
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British Dictionary definitions for Nagano

Nagano

/ (nəˈɡɑːnəʊ) /

noun

a city in central Japan, on central Honshu: Buddhist shrine; two universities. Pop: 359 045 (2002 est)

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