Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of extreme northern Honshu, Japan, on Aomori Bay. Opened to foreign trade in 1906, it is now the chief port of northern Honshu.
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- proper noun Aomori Prefecture in Tohoku area (Northern-East area) of
Japan . - proper noun a city, Aomori in Aomori prefecture, Japan, capital of Aomori prefecture.
- proper noun A
surname .
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Examples
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It has some trade in a pretty but not valuable “seaweed,” or variegated lacquer, called Aomori lacquer, but not actually made there, its own speciality being a sweetmeat made of beans and sugar.
Unbeaten Tracks in Japan Isabella Lucy 2004
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I haven't been able to get in touch with my grandmother, who lives in Aomori, which is close to where the earthquake was.''
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Within Japan, newly extended bullet train routes connect to destinations such as Aomori, known for its late spring cherry blossoms and host of Japan's largest summer festival, and Kyushu, home to historic sites such as a castle with Ninja-proof walls.
USATODAY.com News 2010
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Within Japan, newly extended bullet train routes connect to destinations such as Aomori, known for its late spring cherry blossoms and host of Japan's largest summer festival, and Kyushu, home to historic sites such as a castle with Ninja-proof walls.
USATODAY.com News 2010
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Within Japan, newly extended bullet train routes connect to destinations such as Aomori, known for its late spring cherry blossoms and host of Japan's largest summer festival, and Kyushu, home to historic sites such as a castle with Ninja-proof walls.
USATODAY.com News 2010
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Trademark registrations in other countries have become a key issue for Japan as numerous prefectural names such as '' Aomori '' as well as product names such as '' Matsuzaka Beef '' that are widely recognized as Japanese brands have been registered by foreign companies in China.
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Tohoku Electric Power was down 1.1% after Thursday's earthquake forced the utility to temporarily switch to an emergency diesel generator to power the cooling system at its Aomori nuclear plant.
Asia Mostly a Little Higher; Tokyo Weighed by Quake Colin Ng 2011
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The operators of two nuclear-power plants in the northern prefecture of Aomori said they were running on emergency diesel power after the quake knocked out external power, but by Friday morning, all operations were normal and external power had been restored.
Powerful New Quake Rattles Battered Region Phred Dvorak 2011
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There is no guarantee the nuclear plants in Aomori can withstand a huge tsunami.
Pro-Nuclear Candidate Wins Japan Poll Yuka Hayashi 2011
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Hitoshi Katanoda/Polaris As of Friday morning electric power remained off for 3.2 million households in the northern Tohoku region, with three prefectures—Aomori, Iwate and Akita—completely out of power, officials said.
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