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O·sa·ka
(ō-sä′kə, ô′sä-kä′) A city of southern Honshu, Japan, on Osaka Bay, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean. Osaka was the leading commercial center of Japan during the feudal period and today is highly industrialized.
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Osaka
(əʊˈsɑːkə)n
(Placename) a port in S Japan, on S Honshu on Osaka Bay (an inlet of the Pacific): the third largest city in Japan (the chief commercial city during feudal times); university (1931); an industrial and commercial centre. Pop: 2 484 326 (2002 est)
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O•sa•ka
(oʊˈsɑ kə, ˌoʊ sɑˈkɑ)n.
a city on S Honshu, in S Japan. 2,546,000.
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| Noun | 1. |  Osaka - port city on southern Honshu on Osaka Bay; a commercial and industrial center of JapanMinato Ohashi Bridge - cantilever bridge at Osaka, Japan |
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