Definition

1. Proper noun:
   • A city in Japan: A major port city located on the southwestern coast of Honshu island in Japan.
   • A historical event: The city is historically significant as the first populated area to be targeted by an atomic bomb, an event which occurred on August 6, 1945, and resulted in its near-total destruction.

Usage Examples

• Proper noun:
  • Hiroshima is a modern city that has been rebuilt since the war.
  • The Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima documents the events of 1945.
  • She traveled from Tokyo to Hiroshima by bullet train.

Advanced Usage

• "the bombing of Hiroshima": Refers specifically to the atomic bomb attack on August 6, 1945.
  • The bombing of Hiroshima marked a turning point in world history.
• "post-Hiroshima": Used to describe the period in history following the 1945 event.
  • Post-Hiroshima diplomacy focused heavily on nuclear non-proliferation.

Variants and Related Words

• Hiroshima Peace Memorial (Genbaku Dome) (n): A UNESCO World Heritage Site in Hiroshima, the ruins of a building that survived the atomic blast.
  • The Genbaku Dome stands as a symbol of peace and a reminder of the devastation of nuclear weapons.

Synonyms

• Target city: (In the specific historical context of 1945).
• Atomic city: (A historical reference emphasizing the event).

Related Phrases

• "Ground Zero of the atomic bomb": A phrase often used to describe the hypocenter of the explosion in Hiroshima.
  • The park now located at ground zero in Hiroshima is a place for reflection.

Noun

1. a port city on the southwestern coast of Honshu in Japan; on August 6, 1945 Hiroshima was almost completely destroyed by the first atomic bomb dropped on a populated area