Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of west-central Honshu, Japan, north-northeast of Osaka. Founded in the eighth century, it has long been a cultural, artistic, and religious center. Kyoto was Japan's capital from 794 until 1868, although its political importance declined after the rise of the shoguns (1192).

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  • proper noun A city in Japan on the island of Honshu that once served as Japan’s capital.
  • proper noun The Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change -- An amendment to the international treaty on climate change, assigning mandatory targets for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to signatory nations.

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  • noun a city in central Japan on southern Honshu; a famous cultural center that was once the capital of Japan

Etymologies

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From Japanese 京都 (kyōto, "capital").

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Examples

  • Nicky Loh/Reuters KYOTO KIMONOS: Women in traditional costumes took pictures of an evening light show at the famous Kiyomizudera temple in Kyoto, Japan, Thursday.

    Today's Photos: Nov. 13 2008

  • KYOTO Traditional Japanese Soap J-List strives to surprise and delight our customers every day, and the Kyoto soaps we've added to the site today -- in beautiful sakura and momiji shapes -- would be perfect for your Christmas list.

    J-List side blog 2009

  • KYOTO Traditional Japanese Soap J-List strives to surprise and delight our customers every day, and the Kyoto soaps we've added to the site today -- in beautiful sakura and momiji shapes -- would be perfect for your Christmas list.

    J-List side blog 2009

  • KYOTO Traditional Japanese Soap J-List strives to surprise and delight our customers every day, and the Kyoto soaps we've added to the site today -- in beautiful sakura and momiji shapes -- would be perfect for your Christmas list.

    J-List side blog 2009

  • The only logical reason for disallowing this in Kyoto is that it is an area where North America has a real advantage.

    Coyote Blog » 2004 » October 2004

  • The only logical reason for disallowing this in Kyoto is that it is an area where North America has a real advantage.

    Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Libertarianism, the Environment, and Kyoto: Part 2 2004

  • The only logical reason for disallowing this in Kyoto is that it is an area where North America has a real advantage.

    Coyote Blog » 2004 » October 2004

  • The whole story is set against the background of the religious festival year in Kyoto from the cherry-blossom spring to the snow-glittering winter.

    Nobel Prize in Literature 1968 - Presentation Speech 1969

  • Finally, the Kyoto is a start – we need to start DOING something about CO2 NOW, tighten the limits over time, bring more Countries in as the protocol kicks in, not more discussions.

    Think Progress » Two Percent 2005

  • And Kyoto remained a huge sticking point, with the European Union and the US looking to replace it with a new treaty into which they would incorporate what they called Kyoto's "best parts".

    Mail & Guardian Online 2009

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