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  • proper noun A surname.

Etymologies

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From Japanese 霧島.

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Examples

  • The Kirishima was the flagship for the battleships and heavy cruisers, the Akagi for the carriers.

    DAY OF DECEIT ROBERT B. STINNETT 2001

  • The Kirishima was the flagship for the battleships and heavy cruisers, the Akagi for the carriers.

    DAY OF DECEIT ROBERT B. STINNETT 2001

  • The Kirishima was the flagship for the battleships and heavy cruisers, the Akagi for the carriers.

    DAY OF DECEIT ROBERT B. STINNETT 2001

  • The Kirishima was the flagship for the battleships and heavy cruisers, the Akagi for the carriers.

    DAY OF DECEIT ROBERT B. STINNETT 2001

  • "The markets would interpret such an unorthodox move by the BOJ as a sign that Japan is in bad shape," said Kazutaka Kirishima, an economics professor at Josai University northwest of Tokyo.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

  • A third Aegis destroyer the Kirishima, which is expected to track the missile, has also set sail from its Yokosuka base in the Kanagawa Prefecture en route to the Pacific Ocean.

    RIA Novosti 2009

  • Shinmoedake, in the Kirishima range, erupted yesterday, spewing ash as high as 2,500 meters 8,200 feet into the air, Japan's Meteorological Agency said in a statement on its website.

    WATCH: Stunning Footage Of Japanese Volcano Carly Schwartz 2011

  • Shinmoedake, in the Kirishima range, erupted yesterday, spewing ash as high as 2,500 meters 8,200 feet into the air, Japan's Meteorological Agency said in a statement on its website.

    WATCH: Stunning Footage Of Japanese Volcano Carly Schwartz 2011

  • Shinmoedake, in the Kirishima range, erupted yesterday, spewing ash as high as 2,500 meters 8,200 feet into the air, Japan's Meteorological Agency said in a statement on its website.

    WATCH: Stunning Footage Of Japanese Volcano Carly Schwartz 2011

  • Shinmoedake, in the Kirishima range, erupted yesterday, spewing ash as high as 2,500 meters 8,200 feet into the air, Japan's Meteorological Agency said in a statement on its website.

    Mount Kirishima Eruption: Japan Raises Alert After Volcano's Biggest Eruption In 50 Years The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

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