Definitions for nagasakiˌnɑ gəˈsɑ ki, ˌnæg əˈsæk i

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Na•ga•sa•kiˌnɑ gəˈsɑ ki, ˌnæg əˈsæk i(n.)

  1. a seaport on W Kyushu, in SW Japan: second military use of the atomic bomb August 9, 1945. 447,000.

    Category: Geography (places)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Nagasaki(noun)

    a city in southern Japan on Kyushu; a leading port and shipbuilding center; on August 9, 1945 Nagasaki became the second populated area to receive an atomic bomb

Wiktionary

  1. Nagasaki(ProperNoun)

    A large city in Western Kyushu, in Japan; it was annihilated by the second military use of the atomic bomb on August 9, 1945.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Nagasaki

    one of the six treaty ports of Japan, on the NW. of the island Kiushiu; has a beautiful and extensive harbour, within which lies the island of Deshima; manufactures "egg-shell" china, exports coal, tea, &c., and possesses an excellent dockyard; American and English missions are carried on.


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