Etymograph

English

Nagoya

Nagoya comes from Japanese 名古屋.

  1. Japanesemodern名古屋Nagoya
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2019Nagoya

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

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  1. Japanesemodern名古屋Nagoya
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2019Nagoya

Earliest quotation: 2019, Maggie Hiufu Wong, China to introduce new generation of driverless trains in 20: “The first phase of the project, connecting Tokyo and…”

The story

The Indonesian district was nicknamed "Nagoya" by Japanese workers from Taisei Corporation who were working on a construction project in Batam in the 1970s.

Every English word from Japanese 名古屋

Today it means

name The capital city of Aichi Prefecture, in central Honshu, Japan.

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Etymograph / Japanese 名古屋 / Nagoya

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