1) Prefecture of Honshu 
landlocked ken (prefecture), southern Honshu, Japan, containing Lake Biwa, the largest lake in Japan. The lake and surrounding mountainous district ...
Type: Term Pronunciation: shē′gah Definitions: 1. Kiyoshi, Japanese bacteriologist, 1870-1957. See: Shigella, Shiga bacillus, Shiga-Kruse bacillus