Kanazawa

//ˌkɑnəˈzɑwə// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture, central Honshū, Japan.
  2. 2
    A ward of the city of Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Kantō region, Japan.
  3. 3
    A surname from Japanese.

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"There are sometimes blizzards in Kanazawa."

Etymology

From Japanese 金沢(かなざわ) (Kanazawa, literally “golden marsh”).

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