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Minamata

Minamata proper noun: a city in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.

Proper noun

Minamata

  1. A city in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.

Origin of Minamata

Borrowed from Japanese 水俣.

Words formed from Minamata

Questions about Minamata

What does Minamata mean?
Minamata means a city in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
What part of speech is Minamata?
Minamata is a proper noun.

Words near Minamata in the dictionary

  1. minakari
  2. Minako
  3. Minalabac
  4. Minalin
  5. minalrestat
  6. Minamata
  7. Minamata disease
  8. minamestane
  9. Minami
  10. minamiite
  11. Minamis

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