Omura

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biographical name

Satoshi 1935–     Japanese microbiologist

Ōmura

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geographical name

city north-northeast of Nagasaki in northwestern Kyushu, Japan; a port on Ōmura Bay (an inlet of the East China Sea) population 90,500

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“Omura.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Omura. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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