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Tokyo   /tˈoʊkiˌoʊ/   Listen
Tokyo

noun
1.
The capital and largest city of Japan; the economic and cultural center of Japan.  Synonyms: capital of Japan, Edo, Japanese capital, Tokio, Yeddo, Yedo.





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"Tokyo" Quotes from Famous Books



... is it to breed beasts and men out of their inveterate habits. So hard is it going to be to make men give up the idea that force is a secure foundation for international relationships. Yet somehow that change must be made. They are having trouble with the housing problem in Tokyo and the reason is simple. Tokyo is built on earthquake ground and it is insecure. You cannot put great houses on unstable foundations. One story, two stories, three stories—that is about as high as they dare go. But in New York City one sees the skyscrapers reaching ...
— Christianity and Progress • Harry Emerson Fosdick


Words linked to "Tokyo" :   Nihon, Hondo, Nippon, national capital, Honshu, japan


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