Associations to the word «Nagasaki»

Wiktionary

NAGASAKI, proper noun. A large city in Western Kyushu, in Japan; it was annihilated by the second military use of the atomic bomb on August 9, 1945.

Dictionary definition

NAGASAKI, noun. A city in southern Japan on Kyushu; a leading port and shipbuilding center; on August 9, 1945 Nagasaki became the second populated area to receive an atomic bomb.

Wise words

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