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Kamakura

American  
[kah-mah-koo-rah] / ˈkɑ mɑˈku rɑ /

noun

  1. a city on S Honshu, in central Japan, on Sagami Bay: great bronze statue of Buddha.

  2. the first period, 1185–1333, during which Japan was ruled by a feudal regime.


Kamakura British  
/ ˌkæməˈkʊərə /

noun

  1. a city in central Japan, on S Honshu: famous for its Great Buddha (Daibutsu), a 13th-century bronze, 15 m (49 ft) high. Pop: 169 714 (2002 est)

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