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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- Emperor of Japan (1926–1989) who advocated the Japanese government's unconditional surrender that ended World War II (1945). In 1946 he renounced his divine status.
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- noun emperor of Japan who renounced his divinity and became a constitutional monarch after Japan surrendered at the end of World War II (1901-1989)
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Examples
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Rufus Hirohito is the playboy scientist in charge of the current-generation GRW program, and his life is inverted by the news that Paraqan, an oil-rich middle-eastern dictatorship, has attained its own GRW and plans to destroy its neighbors.
Boing Boing 2007
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(They converse in English: Hirohito knows several languages.)
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(They converse in English: Hirohito knows several languages.)
The New Republic - All Feed Stanley Kauffmann 2009
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In an idle moment, he invented a fanatical one-eyed general in Hirohito’s Imperial High Command consumed by a visceral hatred of England after a brief stay in Harrogate.
The Last Edwardian 2006
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In an idle moment, he invented a fanatical one-eyed general in Hirohito’s Imperial High Command consumed by a visceral hatred of England after a brief stay in Harrogate.
The Last Edwardian 2006
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Although better known outside of Japan by his personal name Hirohito, in Japan he is now referred to exclusively by his posthumous name, Emperor ShÅwa.
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**I should note that my grandmother shares a birthday with the Shôwa emperor, otherwise known as Hirohito, and so her birthday is a national holiday in Japan.
102 years old asakiyume 2008
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There are lots of Asian nuances, such as "Hirohito" properly being called "Emperor Showa" after his death.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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There are lots of Asian nuances, such as "Hirohito" properly being called "Emperor Showa" after his death.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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There are lots of Asian nuances, such as "Hirohito" properly being called "Emperor Showa" after his death.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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