Kobe
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A coastal city and port on Osaka Bay in southern Honshu, Japan
- proper noun
- /ˈkoʊbeɪ/
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Kobe
- The SCSS will be built next to SPring-8, a third-generation synchrotron light source 70 km west of Kobe.
- Kobe earthquake
- Kobe, Japan
- Kobe University
Examples
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Meanwhile, in Kobe, Japan, we have laid the keel for a new, much larger vessel.
Fiction book (1991) -
George Horwich, "Economic Lessons of the Kobe Earthquake," Economic Development & Cultural Change 48 (July 2000): 521-543, at 523.
Academic text (2013) -
In 1984, he was a Visiting Professor of Law at Kobe University.
Academic text (1991) -
On April 23, we set sail from Kobe, Japan, for Seattle.
Academic text (1990) -
Kobe is a city in Japan that is famous for its Kobe beef.
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After the earthquake in 1995, Kobe worked hard to rebuild its infrastructure.
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The port of Kobe is known for its international trade and beautiful waterfront.
Surface Forms
Kobe main
Etymology
Kobe comes from the Japanese characters 神 and 戸, which mean 'god' and 'door'. It originally meant the 'gate of a shrine' by the port, so the city's name reminds us it began as a port place near a shrine.