Hiroshima
geographical name
Hi·ro·shi·ma
ˌhir-ə-ˈshē-mə 
hə-ˈrō-shə-mə
city and port on the Inland Sea in southwestern Honshu, Japan population 1,173,843
Note: Hiroshima was mostly destroyed when the U.S. dropped the first atomic bomb used in warfare on August 6, 1945.
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“Hiroshima.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hiroshima. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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