Tokyo

Or To·ki·o

[toh-kee-oh, taw-kyaw]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a seaport in and the capital of Japan, on Tokyo Bay: one of the world's largest cities; destructive earthquake and fire 1923; signing of the Japanese surrender document aboard the U.S.S. Missouri, September 2, 1945.

Tokyo

/ ˈtəʊkjəʊ, -kɪˌəʊ /

noun

the capital of Japan, a port on SE Honshu on Tokyo Bay (an inlet of the Pacific): part of the largest conurbation in the world (the Tokyo-Yokohama metropolitan area) of over 35 million people; major industrial centre and the chief cultural centre of Japan. Pop (city proper): 8 025 538 (2002 est)

Tokyo

Capital of Japan and largest city in the country, located on the island of Honshu at the head of Tokyo Bay; the administrative, financial, educational, and cultural center of Japan.

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The world's largest city, Tokyo is also among its most modern.

It was heavily damaged by Allied bombing during World War II.

Tokyo became the capital of the Japanese Empire in 1868 when Japan began a period of intensive modernization.

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Other Word Forms

Tokyoite noun

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Example Sentences

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Department of Homeland Security asking for “all documents and records” related to the Aug. 14 Border Patrol operation in downtown Los Angeles, which took place outside the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo.

From Los Angeles Times

The World Championships in Tokyo get under way on 13 September and run until 21 September.

From BBC

Bass appeared to be seething as she spoke to reporters after Newsom’s press conference on Thursday, calling the raid in Little Tokyo a “provocative act” and “unbelievably disrespectful.”

From Los Angeles Times

Tokyo has issued apologies, but many Chinese people believe they are not profuse enough.

From BBC

Carlos Franco said he works with Angel, the man who was arrested by federal agents, and said Angel was in Little Tokyo delivering strawberries.

From Los Angeles Times

Tokushima Tokyo Bay

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