Nippon

American  

[nee-pawn, ni-pon, nip-on] / niˈpɔn, nɪˈpɒn, ˈnɪp ɒn /

noun

1. a Japanese name of Japan.

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Nippon British  

/ ˈnɪpɒn /

noun

1. transliteration of a Japanese name for Japan

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Etymology

Origin of Nippon

< Japanese, earlier nit-pon < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese rì sun + běn origin

Example Sentences

Steel when the latter was acquired by Japan’s Nippon Steel.

From The Wall Street Journal

For the new research funded by the Japanese Nippon Foundation, Sweetman and his team plan to spend May on a research ship in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone.

From Barron's

Steel executives as they negotiated with the administration to close their deal with Japan’s Nippon Steel.

From The Wall Street Journal

Steel also is expected to need the mill’s steelmaking capacity as some of its other mills undergo improvements promised by Nippon Steel 5401 1.87%increase; green up pointing triangle , the new owner of U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

Steel and Nippon Steel plan to invest $11 billion over three years to boost production and upgrade product mix.

From Barron's