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How to pronounce hiroshima in American English

“hiroshima” pronunciation by American speakers

Listen to hiroshima the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.

“hiroshima” in real sentences — American speakers

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  1. destroying Hiroshima, Japan.

    Smithsonian Air & Space

  2. interest in traveling to Hiroshima.

    The Obama White House

  3. atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

    State Department

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