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nagoya

/nəɡˈɔɪə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables
nagoya
IPA
/nəɡˈɔɪə/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital city of Aichi Prefecture, in central Honshu, Japan.

name

Synonym of Lubuk Baja: a district of Batam, Riau Islands, Indonesia.

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Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 名古屋(なごや) (Nagoya). The Indonesian district was nicknamed "Nagoya" by Japanese workers from Taisei Corporation who were working on a construction project in Batam in the 1970s.

Usage

Synonyms

Lubuk Baja

Rhymes With

paranoia montoya sequoia soya moya goya toya loya latoya bedoya sequoyah tafoya

Questions

How do you pronounce nagoya?
The recorded pronunciation is /nəɡˈɔɪə/.
What does nagoya mean?
The capital city of Aichi Prefecture, in central Honshu, Japan.
Where does nagoya come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 名古屋(なごや) (Nagoya). The Indonesian district was nicknamed "Nagoya" by Japanese workers from Taisei Corporation who were working on a construction project in Batam in the 1970s.

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