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hibakusha definition

hi·baku·sha (hē bäk′s̸hä′)

noun pl. hibakusha -·sha′

a survivor of the atomic destruction of Hiroshima or of Nagasaki in 1945

Etymology: Jpn, lit., explosion-affected person

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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