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Shimonoseki

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Shi·mo·no·se·ki  (shm-n-sk, shmô-nô-)
A city of extreme southwest Honshu, Japan, on Korea Strait. The treaty ending the Sino-Japanese War was signed here on April 17, 1895. Population: 289,000.
Shimonoseki [ˌʃɪmənəʊˈsɛkɪ]
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(Placename) a port in SW Japan, on SW Honshu: scene of the peace treaty (1895) ending the Sino-Japanese War; a heavy industrial centre. Pop.: 259 791 (1995)
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