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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of southern Kyushu, Japan, on Kagoshima Bay, an inlet of the East China Sea. Satsuma porcelain ware is produced in the city, which is also a major port.
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- proper noun A city in the south coast of the island of
Kyushu inJapan - proper noun A prefecture in southwestern
Japan
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Examples
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Last month, the Kagoshima prefectural government filed a complaint with Chinese authorities against a Chinese firm that had registered the name Kagoshima as its trademark.
Archive 2008-04-01 Michael Turton 2008
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But the popular local attraction, which charges $20 and up for a ticket and brings in thousands of visitors annually, saw attendance drop 8% through August of this year compared with the same period last year, according to General Manager Shozo Kagoshima.
Bay Signs 2011
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The peak, which straddles the border between Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures, is better known as the site of an underground rocket launch site controlled by Blofeld, James Bonds' nemesis in the film You Only Live Twice.
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Traditionally, the only way to access the island is via a ferry leaving from Kagoshima a couple times a week.
Global Voices in English » The Sun went out over Japan recently. 2009
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An aerial view shows Shinmoedake peak erupting between Miyazaki and Kagoshima Photograph: Kyodo/REUTERS
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Inside, he found a note from Saki Arikawa, four origami flowers, and a photo of Arikawa's sixth grade glass in Kagoshima.
Hawaii Sailor Finds Message In A Bottle From Japan (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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Applied chemistry degree from Kagoshima University ( '55).
Kyocera founder Kazuo Inamori criticizes U.S. CEO excesses 2009
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"The impact from the 2008 financial crisis did not affect us until 2009, but we are still trying to recover, mainly due to the high unemployment and stagnant economy," said Mr. Kagoshima, who wouldn't give total attendance figures.
Bay Signs 2011
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Inside, he found a note from Saki Arikawa, four origami flowers, and a photo of Arikawa's sixth grade glass in Kagoshima.
Hawaii Sailor Finds Message In A Bottle From Japan (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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Two other prefectures — Kagoshima and Aichi — reported bird-flu outbreaks in January, with nearly 160,000 birds being culled in total.
Bird Flu Spreads in Japan Miho Inada 2011
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