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Sendai

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Sendai , city (1990 pop. 928,138), capital of Miyagi prefecture, N Honshu, Japan, on Inshinomaki Bay. A major industrial city and the commercial center of N Honshu, it has industries that manufacture chemicals, metal goods, wooden dolls, and silk yarn. Long an educational center, Sendai is home to Tohoku Univ. and other institutions. In the 17th cent. the city was the stronghold of the powerful feudal lord Date Masamune. The Osaki Hachiman Shrine (built 1606) is there. The 2011 earthquake and tsunami caused extensive devastation in Sendai.

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Sendai

Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | Copyright

Sendai, Japan Honshū: the characters represent sen ‘immortal mountain fairy’ and dai ‘platform’. However, the name may come from the Ainu sen‐nai ‘river mouth’. It lies between the Nanakita and Hirose Rivers.

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Sendai

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

Sendai •deadeye, red-eye •Sendai • solidi •nidi, tie-dye •eisteddfodau • Bondi • fundi

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