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O·ka·ya·ma

(ō′kä-yä′mä)
A city of western Honshu, Japan, on an inlet of the Inland Sea west of Kobe. It is an industrial center.
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Okayama

(ˌɒkəˈjɑːmə)
n
(Placename) a city in SW Japan, on W Honshu on the Inland Sea. Pop: 621 809 (2002 est)
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O•ka•ya•ma

(ˈɔ kɑˈyɑ mɑ)

n.
a city on SW Honshu, in SW Japan. 594,000.
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