Cipango
Americannoun
noun
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Would Samarkand or Cathay or Cipango have suffered the same fate if visited?
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
Such a feature of "Cipango" could not have escaped notice on his first arrival there, though it might easily have been ignored or passed over as of no special significance in subsequent explorations.
From The History of Cuba, vol. 1 by Johnson, Willis Fletcher
It was a great triumph, and a vindication of his enterprise, that he had reached Cipango.
From The History of Cuba, vol. 1 by Johnson, Willis Fletcher
However that may be, Columbus promptly decided to steer straight for Cipango, with the result that he reached the northern shore of the eastern part of Cuba.
From The History of Cuba, vol. 1 by Johnson, Willis Fletcher
He was utterly convinced, now, he had reached Cipango, that wonderful spot which, according to Marco Polo, possessed mountains of gold, and a shore the sands of which were strewn with oriental pearls.
From Cuba Past and Present by Davey, Richard
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