Niigata

[ nee-ee-gah-tah ]
/ ˈni iˈgɑ tɑ /

noun

a seaport on NW Honshu, in central Japan.

Example sentences from the Web for niigata

  • Fourteen million bushels of rice are produced on the flats of Niigata prefecture, which grows more rice than any other.

    The Foundations of Japan |J.W. Robertson Scott

  • One finds in Niigata a Manchester-like spirit of business enterprise.

    The Foundations of Japan |J.W. Robertson Scott

  • Our orders directed a stop at a port called Niigata, on the west coast of Nippon.

    From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life |Captain A. T. Mahan

  • At present also he connects with the Niigata Orphanage and various other philanthropic bodies.

    Pipefuls |Christopher Morley

British Dictionary definitions for niigata

Niigata
/ (ˈniːɪˌɡɑːtə) /

noun

a port in central Japan, on NW Honshu at the mouth of the Shinano River: the chief port on the Sea of Japan. Pop: 514 678 (2002 est)