næɡɑːˈsɑːki

Definitions

1. proper noun

A city in Nagasaki Prefecture, on the island of Kyushu, Japan.

“The atomic bombing of Nagasaki occurred in August 1945.”

2. noun

The port of Nagasaki, in Japan.

“Nagasaki has been a significant port city for centuries.”

3. verb

To bombard or attack, especially with atomic bombs.

“The city was nagasaki’d in the devastating bombing of 1945.”