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Hiroshima

/hɪ(ə)ˈɹɒʃɪmə/US/hɪˈɹoʊʃɪmə/

Hiroshima proper noun: a prefecture in southwestern Honshu, Japan.

hiroshima: a prefecture in southwestern Honshu, Japan
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Proper noun

Hiroshima

  1. A prefecture in southwestern Honshu, Japan.
  2. The capital city of Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan; the target of the first atomic bomb dropped in warfare on August 6, 1945.
    • A short time ago, an American airplane dropped one bomb on Hiroshima and destroyed its usefulness to the enemy.1945 August 6, Harry S. Truman, 0:18 from the start, in VT2008-9-2 President Truman Announces Bombing of Hiroshima, Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives Identifier...
    • This slab is where the atomic bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki 75 years ago were put together. It’s the assembly point for the dawning of the atomic age.2020 August 6, Brad Lendon, “Hiroshima after 75 years: Walking the path of the atomic bomb”, in CNN
  3. The 1945 atomic bombing of the city.
    • VINCENT: Tens of thousands killed before sundown; nobody's killed people that fast since Hiroshima and Nagasaki.2004, Stuart Beattie, Collateral, DreamWorks Pictures

Noun

Hiroshima

  1. (figuratively) A catastrophe.
    • Stuxnet is the Hiroshima of cyber-war.2011 April, Michael Joseph Gross, “A Declaration of Cyber-War”, in Vanity Fair

Hiroshima meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Arabic

Hiroshima in Hindi

a city in Honshu, Japan
हिरोशिमा hirośimā

Hiroshima in Tamil

a city in Honshu, Japan
ஹிரோஷிமா hirōṣimā

Hiroshima in Marathi

a city in Honshu, Japan
हिरोशिमा hirośimā

Hiroshima in Arabic

a city in Honshu, Japan
هِيرُوشِيمَا hirušīmā
More languagesFewer languages
Hiroshima in Persian
هیروشیما hirošimâ
Hiroshima in Thai
ฮิโรชิมะ hí-roo-chí-má

Origin of Hiroshima

Borrowed from Japanese 広(ひろ)島(しま) (Hiroshima). Transliteration of Japanese ひろしま

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Phrases with Hiroshima

Questions about Hiroshima

What does Hiroshima mean?
Hiroshima means a prefecture in southwestern Honshu, Japan.
What is Hiroshima in Hindi?
Hiroshima in Hindi is हिरोशिमा (hirośimā). See Hiroshima meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Hiroshima?
Hiroshima can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Hiroshima?
Hiroshima is pronounced /hɪ(ə)ˈɹɒʃɪmə/ (UK).

Words near Hiroshima in the dictionary

  1. Hirono
  2. Hirosaki
  3. Hirose
  4. Hiroses
  5. Hiroshi
  6. Hiroshima
  7. Hiroshima maiden
  8. Hiroshima maidens
  9. hiroshimaite
  10. Hiroshiman
  11. Hiroshimans

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