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Hiroshima maiden

Hiroshima maiden noun: any of a group of Japanese women who were disfigured by the thermal flash from the fission bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945, and who subsequently went on a highly publicized journey to obtain reconstructive surgery in the United States in 1955.

Noun

Hiroshima maiden (plural Hiroshima maidens)

  1. (historical) Any of a group of Japanese women who were disfigured by the thermal flash from the fission bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945, and who subsequently went on a highly publicized journey to obtain reconstructive surgery in the United States in 1955.
    Synonyms:
    A-bomb maiden

Synonyms of Hiroshima maiden

Forms of Hiroshima maiden

pluralHiroshima maidens

Questions about Hiroshima maiden

What does Hiroshima maiden mean?
Hiroshima maiden means any of a group of Japanese women who were disfigured by the thermal flash from the fission bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945, and who subsequently went on a highly publicized journey to obtain reconstructive surgery in the United States in 1955.
What part of speech is Hiroshima maiden?
Hiroshima maiden is a noun.
What is the plural of Hiroshima maiden?
The plural of Hiroshima maiden is Hiroshima maidens.

Words near Hiroshima maiden in the dictionary

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

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