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MINAMATA BAY

\mˌɪnɐmˈɑːtə bˈe͡ɪ], \mˌɪnɐmˈɑːtə bˈe‍ɪ], \m_ˌɪ_n_ɐ_m_ˈɑː_t_ə b_ˈeɪ]\

Definitions of MINAMATA BAY

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a bay on the west coast of Kyushu Island; in the 1950s industrial wastes caused mercury poisoning among the Japanese people who ate fish from the Bay

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

a bay on the west coast of Kyushu; in the 1950s industrial wastes caused mercury poisoning among the Japanese people who ate fish from the Bay

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

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