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Hachinohe

 
Dictionary: Ha·chi·no·he   ('chē-nō') pronunciation


A city of northern Honshu, Japan, on the Pacific Ocean. It is a major fishing and commercial port. Population: 243,000.

 

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Hachinohe (hächē'nōhā), city (1990 pop. 241,057), Aomori prefecture, N Honshu, Japan, on the Oirase River and the Pacific Ocean. It is a fishing and commercial port, agricultural market, and industrial and commercial center. The city has important steam power plants and is the center of an iron and sand-mining district. Cement, steel, and ammonium sulfate are also produced.


 
 
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