Nagoya
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Nagoya
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Japanese 名古屋(なごや) (Nagoya). The Indonesian district was nicknamed "Nagoya" by Japanese workers from Taisei Corporation who were working on a construction project in Batam in the 1970s.
proper noun
- The capital city of Aichi Prefecture, in central Honshu, Japan. The first phase of the project, connecting Tokyo and Nagoya, is scheduled to be completed in 2027 and is expected to cut traveling time between those cities by half.
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Synonym of Lubuk Baja: a district of Batam, Riau Islands, Indonesia.
Similar: Lubuk Baja
Translations
Talk about this word "Nagoya." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nagoya. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Nagoya. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nagoya "Nagoya." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nagoya.Cite this
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title = {Nagoya},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nagoya},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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