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Kanazawa

Syllables: Ka·na·za·waUK/ˌkanəˈzɑːwə/US/ˌkɑnəˈzɑwə/

Kanazawa proper noun: the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture, central Honshū, Japan.

Proper noun

Kanazawa

  1. The capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture, central Honshū, Japan.
  2. A ward of the city of Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Kantō region, Japan.
  3. A surname from Japanese.

Kanazawa meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Arabic and Thai

Kanazawa in Hindi

city in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
कानाज़ावा kānāzāvā

Kanazawa in Marathi

city in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
कानाजावा kānājāvā

Kanazawa in Arabic

city in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
كَانَازَاوَا kanazāwā

Kanazawa in Thai

city in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
คานาซาวะ kaa-naa-saa-wá
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Kanazawa in Vietnamese
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Origin of Kanazawa

From Japanese 金沢(かなざわ) (Kanazawa, literally “golden marsh”).

Questions about Kanazawa

What does Kanazawa mean?
Kanazawa means the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture, central Honshū, Japan.
What is Kanazawa in Hindi?
Kanazawa in Hindi is कानाज़ावा (kānāzāvā). See Kanazawa meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Kanazawa?
Kanazawa is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Kanazawa?
Kanazawa is pronounced /ˌkanəˈzɑːwə/ (UK).

Words near Kanazawa in the dictionary

  1. Kanawari
  2. Kanawha
  3. Kanawha County
  4. Kanayan
  5. Kanayans
  6. Kanazawa
  7. Kanbalu
  8. kanban
  9. kanbanize
  10. kanbanized
  11. kanbanizes

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