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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of northern Kyushu, Japan, on the channel connecting the Inland Sea with the Korea Strait. It is one of Japan's most important manufacturing centers.
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- noun A
city inFukuoka prefecture ,Kyushu ,Japan .
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- noun a Japanese city on northern Kyushu
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Incidentally the name 'Giravanz' is a combination of the Italian words for 'sunflower', the official flower of Kitakyushu, and 'advance' 'girasole' and 'avanzare'.
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"Here in Japan, New Wave Kitakyushu changed to the unlikely name of Giravanz Kitakyushu shortly before being promoted to the J-League," writes Alastair Bourne.
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Bridgestone said separately on Thursday that it will spend ¥4.7 billion to boost capacity for churning out large and ultralarge off-road radial tires for construction and mining equipment at the company's new Kitakyushu plant in western Japan.
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The industrial city of Kitakyushu, in Japan, is a fine example.
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The industrial city of Kitakyushu, in Japan, is a fine example.
The Ship That Ran Aground in Goa Bharat Joshi 2010
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The industrial city of Kitakyushu, in Japan, is a fine example.
The Ship That Ran Aground in Goa Bharat Joshi 2010
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Toshiba plans to halt production at its Kitakyushu plant for a month, in addition to a three-week suspension at another site in Kyushu and suspension of some production lines at its Yokkaichi plant in Mie prefecture.
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