English Explanatory Dictionary

Nagoya

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The capital city of Aichi Prefecture, in central Honshu, Japan.
  2. Synonym of Lubuk Baja: a district of Batam, Riau Islands, Indonesia.

Word forms

Nagoya

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 名古屋(なごや) (Nagoya). The Indonesian district was nicknamed "Nagoya" by Japanese workers from Taisei Corporation who were working on a construction project in Batam in the 1970s.

Synonyms

Lubuk Baja
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