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nipponese
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun nipponese has 1 sense
- nipponese(n = noun.person) japanese - a native or inhabitant of Japan; Array is a member of japan, nihon, nippon
is a kind of asian, asiatic
has particulars: ryukyuan, jap, nip, geisha, geisha girl, shogun
Derived form adjective nipponese1
Adjective nipponese has 1 sense
- nipponese(a = adj.pert) japanese - of or relating to or characteristic of Japan or its people or their culture or language; "the Japanese Emperor"; "Japanese cars" Derived form noun nipponese1
CIDE DICTIONARY
nipponese, n. [From Japanese nippon, Japan.].
a native or inhabitant of Japan. [WordNet 1.5]
nipponese, adj.
Of or relating to or characteristic of Japan or its people or their culture or language; Japanese. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
nipponese, n. & adj.
--n. (pl. same) a Japanese person.
--adj. Japanese.
--n. (pl. same) a Japanese person.
--adj. Japanese.
Etymology
Jap. Nippon Japan, lit. 'land of the rising sun'
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