hiroshima

Hi·ro·shi·ma

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [heer-oh-shee-muh, hi-roh-shuh-muh; Japanese hee-raw-shee-mah]
- /ˌhɪər oʊˈʃi mə, hɪˈroʊ ʃə mə; Japanese ˈhi rɔˈʃi mɑ/
- /hɪˈrɒʃɪmə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [heer-oh-shee-muh, hi-roh-shuh-muh; Japanese hee-raw-shee-mah]
- /ˌhɪər oʊˈʃi mə, hɪˈroʊ ʃə mə; Japanese ˈhi rɔˈʃi mɑ/

Definitions of hiroshima word

noun hiroshima a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan: first military use of atomic bomb August 6, 1945. 1
noun hiroshima a port in SW Japan, on SW Honshu on the delta of the Ota River: largely destroyed on August 6, 1945, by the first atomic bomb to be used in warfare, dropped by the US, which killed over 75 000 of its inhabitants. Pop: 1 113 786 (2002 est) 0
noun hiroshima seaport in SW Honshu, Japan, on the Inland Sea: largely destroyed (Aug. 6, 1945) by a U.S. atomic bomb, the first ever used in warfare: pop. 1,077,000 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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