Gifu
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan.
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How to use Gifu in a sentence
In the spring of 1882, he was stabbed by a fanatic during the reception given in the public park at Gifu.
The seismographs at Gifu and Nagoya registered the first half-dozen vibrations, and were then buried beneath the fallen buildings.
A Study of Recent Earthquakes | Charles DavisonThe seismographs at Gifu and Nagoya were thrown down within the first few seconds, and failed to record the principal motion.
A Study of Recent Earthquakes | Charles DavisonA similar rapid and then gradual decline in frequency characterises the strong and weak shocks recorded at Gifu.
A Study of Recent Earthquakes | Charles DavisonGifu was a total wreck, devastated by ruin and conflagration, causing the destruction of half its houses.
Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror | Richard Linthicum
British Dictionary definitions for Gifu
/ (ˈɡiːfuː) /
a city in Japan, on central Honshu: hot springs, textile and paper lantern manufacturing. Pop: 401 269 (2002 est)
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