Nagoya

[ nuh-goi-uh; Japanese nah-gaw-yah ]

/ nəˈgɔɪ ə; Japanese ˈnɑ gɔˌyɑ /

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noun

a city on S Honshu, in central Japan.

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naggish, naggy, nagor, Nagorno-Karabakh, Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region, Nagoya, Nagpur, nagual, Naguib, Nagurski, Nagy

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How to use Nagoya in a sentence

A breakthrough came in April 1971, during the Table Tennis World Championship in Nagoya, Japan.
It wasn’t Richard Nixon who changed relations with China|Kazushi Minami|February 28, 2022|Washington Post
In March, a Sri Lankan woman, Ratnayake Liyanage Wishma Sandamali, perished in an immigration facility in Nagoya after complaining of a stomach ailment since January.
A Belarusian Olympic Athlete Found Protection in Japan. Most Refugees Do Not|Tim Hornyak/Tokyo|August 5, 2021|Time
The conclusion of the court was that “Nagoya” was a code name for Kiyoshi Takayama.
Japan Finally Convicts Powerful Yakuza Boss|Jake Adelstein|March 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Shomei Tomatsu, for example, experienced the destruction of Nagoya, his home city, as a teenager.
Photography that Provokes|Philip Gefter|October 15, 2009|DAILY BEAST

Kobe and Kyoto have a little more than half a million; Nagoya and Yokohama four hundred thousand apiece.
The Foundations of Japan|J.W. Robertson Scott
In Nagoya, in Tokyo, or wherever you are, the theme is always some natural event connected with the nature near by.
Letters from China and Japan|John Dewey
The seismographs at Gifu and Nagoya registered the first half-dozen vibrations, and were then buried beneath the fallen buildings.
A Study of Recent Earthquakes|Charles Davison
The seismographs at Gifu and Nagoya were thrown down within the first few seconds, and failed to record the principal motion.
A Study of Recent Earthquakes|Charles Davison
The next largest city is Nagoya, with a population of 206,742.
The Gist of Japan|R. B. Peery

British Dictionary definitions for Nagoya

Nagoya

/ (ˈnɑːɡəʊjə) /

noun

a city in central Japan, on S Honshu on Ise Bay: a major industrial centre. Pop: 2 109 681 (2002 est)

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