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Hiroshima en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /hɪˈɹoʊʃɪmə/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /hɪɹoʊˈʃiːmə/ (US)
• /hɪ(ə)ɹəˈʃiːmə/ (UK)
• /hɪ(ə)ˈɹɒʃɪmə/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 広(ひろ)島(しま) (Hiroshima). Transliteration of Japanese ひろしま

Meanings

1. (figuratively) A catastrophe.
   • Stuxnet is the Hiroshima of cyber-war. 2011 April, Michael Joseph Gross, “A Declaration of Cyber-War”, in Vanity Fair:

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Hiroshima en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /hɪˈɹoʊʃɪmə/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /hɪɹoʊˈʃiːmə/ (US)
• /hɪ(ə)ɹəˈʃiːmə/ (UK)
• /hɪ(ə)ˈɹɒʃɪmə/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 広(ひろ)島(しま) (Hiroshima). Transliteration of Japanese ひろしま

Meanings

1. A prefecture in southwestern Honshu, Japan.
2. The capital city of Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan; the target of the first atomic bomb dropped in warfare on August 6, 1945.
   • This slab is where the atomic bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki 75 years ago were put together. It’s the assembly point for the dawning of the atomic age. 2020 August 6, Brad Lendon, “Hiroshima after 75 years: Walking the path of the atomic bomb”, in CNN:
   • A short time ago, an American airplane dropped one bomb on Hiroshima and destroyed its usefulness to the enemy. 1945 August 6, Harry S. Truman, 0:18 from the start, in VT2008-9-2 President Truman Announces Bombing of Hiroshima, Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives Identifier: 23630, archived from the original on 02 Nov 2021:
   • Kishida told the executives, including those from Micron Technology Inc (MU), Intel Corp (INTC) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSM) (TSMC), that stabilizing supply chains would be a topic of discussion at the G7 talks in the western city of Hiroshima. 2023 May 18, Reuters, “Chipmakers look to Japan as worries about China grow”, in CNN Business:
3. The 1945 atomic bombing of the city.
   • VINCENT: Tens of thousands killed before sundown; nobody's killed people that fast since Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 2004, Stuart Beattie, Collateral, DreamWorks Pictures:

Deriveds

hiroshimite · hiroshimaite

Translations (34)

fi Hiroshima (a city in Honshu, Japan) · ko 히로시마 (a city in Honshu, Japan) · it Hiroshima (a city in Honshu, Japan) · de Hiroschima (a city in Honshu, Japan) · la Hiroshima (a city in Honshu, Japan) · hu Hirosima (a city in Honshu, Japan) · ja 広島 (a city in Honshu, Japan) · ro Hiroshima (a city in Honshu, Japan) · sh Hirošíma (a city in Honshu, Japan) · fa هیروشیما (a city in Honshu, Japan) · mn Хирошима (a city in Honshu, Japan) · sh Хироши́ма (a city in Honshu, Japan) · mr हिरोशिमा (a city in Honshu, Japan) · hi हिरोशिमा (a city in Honshu, Japan) · th ฮิโรชิมะ (a city in Honshu, Japan) · mt Hiroshima (a city in Honshu, Japan) · rue Гіроші́ма (a city in Honshu, Japan) · ru Хироси́ма (a city in Honshu, Japan) · eo Hiroŝimo (a city in Honshu, Japan) · nl Hiroshima (a city in Honshu, Japan) · ta ஹிரோஷிமா (a city in Honshu, Japan) · el Χιροσίμα (a city in Honshu, Japan) · yue 廣島 /广岛 (a city in Honshu, Japan) · tr Hiroşima (a city in Honshu, Japan) · ar هِيرُوشِيمَا (a city in Honshu, Japan) · cs Hirošima (a city in Honshu, Japan) · cmn 廣島 /广岛 (a city in Honshu, Japan) · hy Հիրոսիմա (a city in Honshu, Japan) · pl Hiroszima (a city in Honshu, Japan) · mt Ħiroxima (a city in Honshu, Japan) · ug خىروشىما (a city in Honshu, Japan) · it Iroscima (a city in Honshu, Japan) · pt Hiroxima (a city in Honshu, Japan) · bg Хироши́ма (a city in Honshu, Japan)

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