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Japon

See also: japon, japón, and Japón

English

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Etymology

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Possibly from New Latin Japonia or French Japon or Cantonese 日本 (jat6 bun2).

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Japon

  1. Obsolete form of Japan.

Central Nahuatl

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Japon

  1. Japan (a country in Asia)

Crimean Tatar

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Japon

  1. Japan (a country in Asia)

French

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Etymology

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    From Portuguese Japão, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún), from Middle Chinese 日本 (ȵiɪt̚ puənX, literally “sun origin”).

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    Japon m

    1. Japan (a country and archipelago in East Asia)

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    Haitian Creole

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    From French Japon.

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    Japon

    1. Japan (a country in Asia)
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    Lombard

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    Japon m

    1. Alternative spelling of Gjapon (“Japan”)

    Norman

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from French Japon.

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    Japon m

    1. (Jersey) Japan

    Occitan

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    Japon m

    1. Japan

    Turkish

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from French Japon.

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    • IPA(key): /ʒɑˈpon/, [ʒɑˈpʰo̞n̪]

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    Japon

    1. A Japanese

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    Japon (uncomparable)

    1. Japanese, relating to Japan or Japaneses.

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