Lexic.us

Definition of Nagoya

1. Noun. An industrial city in southern Honshu.

Definition of Nagoya

1. Proper noun. The capital of Aichi prefecture in central Honshu in Japan. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nagoya

Literary usage of Nagoya

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Terry's Japanese Empire by Thomas Philip Terry (1914)
"The run from nagoya via Shiojiri (109 M.; fare, ¥3.93, 1st cl.; ¥2.30, ... From nagoya, in Owari Province, the rails cross Mino, Shinano, and Kai, ..."

2. Japan and Her People by Anna C. Hartshorne (1904)
"nagoya. nagoya may be a pleasant town enough to live in, but it is not an attractive or impressive place; it lies too flat, and has too many pretentious ..."

3. Around the World Through Japan by Walter Del Mar (1904)
"Miyanoshita. Hakone. Atami. Camphor. A Fishing-fleet steered from the Shore. Over the Mountains. nagoya is a great mart for cloisonne and porcelain. ..."

4. Japan, Its History, Arts and Literature by Frank Brinkley (1902)
"(d. 1708.) Masa- nori and Jomi. Metal-founder. nagoya. ... 1722.) Masa- haru and Santen Jomi A great metal-founder. nagoya. ..."

5. Handbook of Information by Nihon Yūsen Kabushiki Kaisha (1904)
"Visitors are attracted to nagoya chiefly for the sake of seeing its castle, one of the finest in Japan. It was erected in 1610 by a number of ..."

6. Under the Care of the Japanese War Office by Ethel Rosalie Ferrier McCaul (1905)
"So at last we had started for that most mysterious of all places, " the Front," but a whole week was to be spent at various towns en route for Ujina, nagoya ..."

7. Japan: Its History, Traditions, and Religions: With the Narrative of a Visit by Edward James Reed (1880)
"Early departure from nagoya—The great Tokaido road—Monument to " the Shogun of three ... to be open and in operation as we rattled through nagoya and Miya, ..."

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