Yamagata

[ yah-mah-gah-tah ]

noun

1. Prince A·ri·to·mo [ah, -, r, ee-, taw, -maw], 1838–1922, Japanese field marshal and statesman.

Yamagata

/ ˌjæməˈɡɑːtə /

noun

1. YamagataAritomo18381922MJapaneseMILITARY: soldierPOLITICS: politicianPOLITICS: statesman Prince Aritomo (ˌærɪˈtəʊməʊ). 1838–1922, Japanese soldier and politician. As war minister (1873) and chief of staff (1878), he modernized Japan's military system. He was premier of Japan (1889–93; 1898)

Example Sentences

The four virus lineages are those identified by the World Health Organization as the ones to target for disease prevention each year—seasonal influenza type A lineages H1N1 and H3N2 as well as influenza type B lineages Yamagata and Victoria.

From Ars Technica

The cause is a personal one for Chef Ooe, who was born and raised in Yamagata, one of the six prefectures in the Tohoku region.

From The Daily Beast

The approximately 500 people who packed the Yamagata City Sports Center on Thursday had swelled to 1,000 less than 24 hours later.

From The Daily Beast

A survivalist mood deepened in Miyagi prefecture, and spread in nearby Yamagata prefecture.

From The Daily Beast

Lennox Samuels reports from Yamagata and Miyagi prefectures on their new reality—and their conspiracy theories.

From The Daily Beast

I may also add that Yamagata was Prime Minister several times, besides holding from time to time other ministerial portfolios.

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Six feet of snow is common on the line on which we travelled in Yamagata prefecture, and washouts are not infrequent.

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His Excellency of Page 180 Yamagata sets a good example by rising at five and by going to bed at nine.

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Although Akita prefecture is mountainous there is a greater proportion of level land in it than in Yamagata.

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The oaza might spend 100 yen a year to send five pilgrims as far away as Yamagata, on the other side of Japan.

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