Hiroshima

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 広(ひろ)島(しま) (Hiroshima). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /hɪ(ə)ˈɹɒʃɪmə/, /hɪ(ə)ɹəˈʃiːmə/ (US) IPA(key): /hɪˈɹoʊʃɪmə/, /hɪɹoʊˈʃiːmə/ === Proper noun === Hiroshima A prefecture in southwestern Honshu, Japan. The capital city of Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan; the target of the first atomic bomb dropped in warfare on August 6, 1945. The 1945 atomic bombing of the city. ==== Translations ==== ==== Trivia ==== The bomb dropped on Hiroshima, was the uranium-fired Little Boy. Three days later, Nagasaki was nuked. These remain, as of 2024, the only time nuclear bombs have actually been fired off in anger. === Noun === Hiroshima (figuratively) A catastrophe. === See also === == German == === Alternative forms === Hiroschima === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hiˈʁɔʃima/, (rare) /hiʁoˈʃiːma/ === Proper noun === Hiroshima n (proper noun, genitive Hiroshimas or (optionally with an article) Hiroshima) Hiroshima (a prefecture in southwestern Honshu, Japan) Hiroshima (the capital city of Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan; the target of the first atomic bomb dropped in warfare on August 6, 1945) == Japanese == === Romanization === Hiroshima Rōmaji transcription of ひろしま == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English Hiroshima. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /xi.rɔˈɕi.ma/, /xi.rɔˈʂi.ma/ Rhymes: -ima Syllabification: Hi‧ro‧shi‧ma === Proper noun === Hiroshima f (related adjective hiroshimski) alternative spelling of Hiroszima: Hiroshima (a prefecture in southwestern Honshu, Japan) Hiroshima (the capital city of Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan; the target of the first atomic bomb dropped in warfare on August 6, 1945) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === Hiroshima in PWN's encyclopedia == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Hiroshima f alternative form of Hiroxima: Hiroshima (a prefecture in southwestern Honshu, Japan) Hiroshima (the capital city of Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan; the target of the first atomic bomb dropped in warfare on August 6, 1945)