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Definition of Asama
1. Noun. A volcano in central Honshu near Nagano; one of the largest volcanoes in Japan (8,340 feet).
Group relationships: Hondo, Honshu, Japan, Nihon, Nippon
Generic synonyms: Volcano
Definition of Asama
1. Acronym. American Sport Art Museum and Archives ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Asama
Literary usage of Asama
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Around the World Through Japan by Walter Del Mar (1903)
"An Exhilarating Walk. Silkworms and Silk. Ikao. The Railway to Karuizawa.
The Volcano of asama. NIKKO, where the first Tokugawa Shogun ..."
2. Asia by Augustus Henry Keane (1906)
"Relief of the Land: Highlands— Volcanoes, Fuji-yama, Aso-san, asama-yama.
Formerly the Japanese Archipelago was commonly supposed to consist mainly of ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"Î. asama-yama 8500 „ 4. Uyama, in Sagami 5400 „ hill in the Nikki range) 7800 „ в.
.... asama ..."
4. Asia: With Ethnological Appendix by Augustus Henry Keane, Richard Carnac Temple (1882)
"But west and south of this district the IP attain their greatest elevation in
Mounts Nantai (8115 feet), asama (8260), Haku (9185), and the magnifies* ..."
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