Hiroshima
pronunciation
How to pronounce Hiroshima in British English:
UK [ˌhirəˈʃi:mə]
How to pronounce Hiroshima in American English:
US [ˌhɪrəˈʃimə, hɪˈroʃəmə]
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- Noun:
- a port city on the southwestern coast of Honshu in Japan; on August 6, 1945 Hiroshima was almost completely destroyed by the first atomic bomb dropped on a populated area
Word Origin
- Hiroshima
- city in Japan, literally "broad island," from Japanese hiro "broad" + shima "island." So called in reference to its situation on the delta of the Ota River.
Example
- 1. What did japan learn from the tragedy of hiroshima ?
- 2. Yoshida was 16 when hiroshima was bombed .
- 3. Above , children in hiroshima in 1948 protect themselves from radiation .
- 4. Businessmen entertain clients in a private bar in hiroshima in may 1989 .
- 5. Now it has been confirmed that he also survived the attack on hiroshima three days earlier .