Definitions

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

  • A city of eastern Shikoku, Japan, on the Inland Sea. It is a major port and manufacturing center.

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  • proper noun a city in Japan.
  • proper noun a prefecture in Japan.
  • proper noun A surname.

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Examples

  • In rural areas such as Tokushima Prefecture, on the southwestern island of Shikoku, the situation is even worse.

    Reuters: Top News 2010

  • De la imatge [Consulta: 11 de setembre de 2009] “Tokushima Prefectural Library”.

    La Biblioteca de la Prefectura de Tokushima | [bauen] 2009

  • Japan Earthquake Animal Support is a wonderful coalition of charities brought together for the animals' plight; they include HEART- Tokushima, Animal Garden Niigata, and Japan Cat Network.

    Wendy Diamond: Japan's Animals Are in Peril Wendy Diamond 2011

  • Japan Earthquake Animal Support is a wonderful coalition of charities brought together for the animals' plight; they include HEART- Tokushima, Animal Garden Niigata, and Japan Cat Network.

    Wendy Diamond: Japan's Animals Are in Peril Wendy Diamond 2011

  • Japan Earthquake Animal Support is a wonderful coalition of charities brought together for the animals' plight; they include HEART- Tokushima, Animal Garden Niigata, and Japan Cat Network.

    Wendy Diamond: Japan's Animals Are in Peril Wendy Diamond 2011

  • La Biblioteca de la Prefectura de Tokushima | [bauen]

    La Biblioteca de la Prefectura de Tokushima | [bauen] 2009

  • Michio Shimabukuro is a professor in cardio-diabetes medicine at the University of Tokushima in Tokushima, Japan.

    Corrections & Amplifications 2011

  • Even in healthy people, eating a fatty meal can impair the proper functioning of cells that line the blood vessels, potentially making them more susceptible to atherosclerosis, the condition leading to heart attack or stroke, according to research by Michio Shimabukuro , a professor in cardio-diabetes medicine at the University of Tokushima in Okinawa, Japan.

    Countdown to a Food Coma Shirley S. Wang 2011

  • A Personal Journal article Tuesday on the effects of holiday eating incorrectly said the University of Tokushima is in Okinawa.

    Corrections & Amplifications 2011

  • It arrived late last Tuesday over the southern part of Tokushima Prefecture on the island province of Shikoku, bringing strong winds of over 90mph.

    Weatherwatch: Snow drifts cause disaster in the Araucania region 2011

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