Nippon
[nee-pawn; English ni-pon, nip-on]
- a Japanese name of Japan.
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Origin of Nippon
< Japanese, earlier nit-pon < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese rì sun + běn origin
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Meet Anna Dello Russo, the outrageous, glamorous, wild-child editor of Nippon Vogue.
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You must know that in Nippon beauty is worship by the humblest workman.
The Girl and The BillBannister Merwin
It occurs in the central mountains of Nippon and near Nagasaki.
Nippon Kane ('the Japanese brass'); it is the Japanese brass that is sounding!
Madame Chrysantheme CompletePierre Loti
We took a last view of our beloved Nippon and felt the pang of separation.
Human BulletsTadayoshi Sakurai
Bring your boat closer and tell me, Fisherman, what is your pastime now in Nippon?
The N Plays of JapanArthur Waley
Nippon
- transliteration of a Japanese name for Japan
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