English Explanatory Dictionary

Aomori

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A prefecture in northeastern Japan.
  2. A city in Aomori Prefecture; the capital city.
  3. A surname from Japanese.

Word forms

Aomori

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 青(あお)森(もり) (Aomori). The original Japanese name was first used in 1624. One origin claims that the city's name was derived from a former forest on a hill near present-day Honcho (本町) used by fishermen to locate the town.

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