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

  • A city of south-central Honshu, Japan, near the entrance of Ise Bay, an arm of the Pacific Ocean. The city has several ancient Shinto shrines built in a distinctive archaic style of architecture.

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Examples

  • Contrary to the custom at the other great Shinto temples of Japan, such as Ise, the office of miko at Kitzuki has always been hereditary.

    Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan First Series Lafcadio Hearn 1877

  • The action should be very fun, involving a mischief-making "Ise" (pronounced "Ee-Seh") Bunny and Easter-themed antics ... an Ise egg hunt ... a chicken pinata ...

    unknown title 2009

  • The action should be very fun, involving a mischief-making "Ise" (pronounced "Ee-Seh") Bunny and Easter-themed antics ... an Ise egg hunt ... a chicken pinata ...

    unknown title 2009

  • The action should be very fun, involving a mischief-making "Ise" (pronounced "Ee-Seh") Bunny and Easter-themed antics ... an Ise egg hunt ... a chicken pinata ...

    unknown title 2009

  • What do first-time home buyers, the Ise Shrine and the rest of us have in common?

    Alla Kazovsky: Letting Go: "Live-by-Design" Way Alla Kazovsky 2010

  • The Ise shrine complex consists of two major sanctuaries, which are located about four miles apart.

    Alla Kazovsky: Letting Go: "Live-by-Design" Way Alla Kazovsky 2010

  • The Ise shrine complex consists of two major sanctuaries, which are located about four miles apart.

    Alla Kazovsky: Letting Go: "Live-by-Design" Way Alla Kazovsky 2010

  • The Ise (Ise-jingÅ«), a Shinto shrine in the forest of sacred Japanese cypress trees that is destroyed every 20 years and replaced by exact duplicate built on the adjacent site comes to mind.

    Alla Kazovsky: Letting Go: "Live-by-Design" Way Alla Kazovsky 2010

  • The Ise (Ise-jingū), a Shinto shrine in the forest of sacred Japanese cypress trees that is destroyed every 20 years and replaced by exact duplicate built on the adjacent site comes to mind.

    Alla Kazovsky: Letting Go: "Live-by-Design" Way Alla Kazovsky 2010

  • The Ise (Ise-jingū), a Shinto shrine in the forest of sacred Japanese cypress trees that is destroyed every 20 years and replaced by exact duplicate built on the adjacent site comes to mind.

    Alla Kazovsky: Letting Go: "Live-by-Design" Way Alla Kazovsky 2010

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