Hiroshima

[heer-oh-shee-muh, hi-roh-shuh-muh, hee-raw-shee-mah]

noun

1. a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan: first military use of atomic bomb August 6, 1945.

Hiroshima

/ hɪˈrɒʃɪmə, ˌhɪrɒˈʃiːmə /

noun

1. a port in SW Japan, on SW Honshu on the delta of the Ota River: largely destroyed on August 6, 1945, by the first atomic bomb to be used in warfare, dropped by the US, which killed over 75 000 of its inhabitants. Pop: 1 113 786 (2002 est)

Hiroshima

¹

1. A Japanese city on which the United States dropped the first atomic bomb (see also atomic bomb) used in warfare, on August 6, 1945. After the devastation of the bombing, Hiroshima was largely rebuilt.

Hiroshima

²

1. City on the southwest coast of Honshu Island, Japan; a commercial and industrial center.

On August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was almost completely destroyed by the first atomic bomb (see also atomic bomb) ever dropped on a populated area. Followed by the bombing of Nagasaki, on August 9, this show of Allied strength hastened the surrender of Japan in World War II.

Many survivors of these bombings have suffered from a variety of diseases caused by radiation, such as leukemia.

Example Sentences

But then, completely unexpectedly months later, America dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

From BBC

On Aug. 6, the world marked the 80th anniversary of the American destruction of Hiroshima.

From Salon

Saturday's ceremony came a few days after the commemoration of the first atomic bombing, which targeted the Japanese city of Hiroshima 80 years ago on 6 August, killing an estimated 140,000 people.

From BBC

A silent prayer was held in Japan on Wednesday morning as it marked 80 years since the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima.

From BBC

It's been 80 years since the United States detonated 'Little Boy', humanity's first-ever atomic bomb, over the centre of Hiroshima, instantly killing some 70,000 people.

From BBC