Nagasaki
/ˌnɑːɡəˈsɑːki//ˌnæɡəˈsaːki/
Nagasaki proper noun: a port city, the capital and largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture, in southwestern Kyushu, Japan, famous as the country's early modern entrepot and for its nuclear bombing on 9 August 1945 at the end of World War II.
Proper noun
Nagasaki
- A port city, the capital and largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture, in southwestern Kyushu, Japan, famous as the country's early modern entrepot and for its nuclear bombing on 9 August 1945 at the end of World War II.
- VINCENT: Tens of thousands killed before sundown; nobody's killed people that fast since Hiroshima and Nagasaki.2004, Stuart Beattie, Collateral, DreamWorks Pictures
- 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
- The atomic bombing of said city.
- A prefecture of Japan.
Nagasaki meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Arabic
Nagasaki in Hindi
- Japanese city
- नागासाकी nāgāsākī
- Japanese prefecture
- नागासाकी nāgāsākī
Nagasaki in Tamil
- Japanese city
- நாகசாகி nākacāki
- Japanese prefecture
- நாகசாகி nākacāki
Nagasaki in Marathi
- Japanese city
- नागासाकी nāgāsākī
- Japanese prefecture
- नागासाकी nāgāsākī
Nagasaki in Arabic
- Japanese city
- نَاغَاسَاكِي naḡasākī, نَاجَازَاكِي nagazākī
- Japanese prefecture
- نَاغَاسَاكِي naḡasākī, نَاجَازَاكِي nagazākī
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- Nagasaki in Persian
- ناکازاکی nâkâzâki, ناگازاکی nâgâzâki
- Nagasaki in Thai
- นะงะซะกิ nángáságì
- Nagasaki in Vietnamese
- Nagasaki
Forms of Nagasaki
| alternative form | Nangasaki |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Nangasacq |
| alternative form | Nangasac |
Origin of Nagasaki
Borrowed from Japanese 長崎(ながさき) (Nagasaki).
Questions about Nagasaki
- What does Nagasaki mean?
- Nagasaki means a port city, the capital and largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture, in southwestern Kyushu, Japan, famous as the country's early modern entrepot and for its nuclear bombing on 9 August 1945 at the end of World War II.
- What is Nagasaki in Hindi?
- Nagasaki in Hindi is नागासाकी (nāgāsākī). See Nagasaki meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Nagasaki?
- Nagasaki is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Nagasaki?
- Nagasaki is pronounced /ˌnɑːɡəˈsɑːki/ (UK).
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