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Definition of “Fukuoka”

Fukuoka (ˌfuːkuːˈəʊkə Pronunciation for Fukuoka

Definitions

noun

  1. an industrial city and port in SW Japan, in N Kyushu: an important port in ancient times; site of Kyushu university. Pop: 1 302 454 (2002 est)

Example Sentences Including 'Fukuoka'

Australian Airlines currently flies to Osaka, Nagoya and Fukuoka.
Courier, Sunday Mail (2004)
Her 23.27 seconds in the 200m at Fukuoka was quicker than the 23.44 she timed to win gold at the 1986 Asian Games.
India Today (1998)
Thorpe's golden touch Long-distance Scot shatters the British record as Australians go one-two in Fukuoka pool
Glasgow Herald (2001)
``But Thorpe has had a big advantage since Fukuoka [the 2001 world championships].
The Mercury, Sunday Tasmanian (2004)
l In February 2000, a teenager died after being stabbed by a fellow student during a squabble at a school in Fukuoka , south-western Japan.
Glasgow Herald (2001)

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