[heer-oh-shee-muh, hi-roh-shuh-muh; Japn. hee-raw-shee-mah] 
| a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan: first military use of atomic bomb August 6, 1945. 899,394. |
| Hi·ro·shi·ma (hîr'ə-shē'mə, hĭ-rō'shə-mə) A city of southwest Honshu, Japan, on the Inland Sea west of Osaka. Founded in the 16th century, it was destroyed in World War II by the first atomic bomb used in warfare (August 6, 1945). The rebuilt city is an important commercial and industrial center. Population: 1,160,000. |
A Japanese city on which the United States dropped the first atomic bomb used in warfare, on August 6, 1945. After the devastation of the bombing, Hiroshima was largely rebuilt.
City on the southwest coast of Honshu Island, Japan; a commercial and industrial center.
Note: On August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was almost completely destroyed by the first atomic bomb ever dropped on a populated area. Followed by the bombing of Nagasaki, on August 9, this show of Allied strength hastened the surrender of Japan in World War II.
Note: Many survivors of these bombings have suffered from a variety of diseases caused by radiation, such as leukemia.
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