Hiroshima maiden en · NOUN
Meanings
- (historical) Any of a group of Japanese women who were disfigured by the thermal flash from the fission bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945, and who subsequently went on a highly publicized journey to obtain reconstructive surgery in the United States in 1955.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroshima maidens | Number=Plur | lexicographic |