Nippon
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Nippon
< Japanese, earlier nit-pon < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese rì sun + běn origin
Example Sentences
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Nippon Paint said a unit would acquire the entirety of Akzo Nobel’s decorative paints joint venture in Indonesia from both Akzo Nobel and its partner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Steel, which he acquired after approving the company’s acquisition by Nippon Steel in June 2025.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
He was signed by the Miami Marlins organization in 2021, followed by the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball and the Colorado Rockies organization before the Mets last August.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Steel, recently acquired by Japan’s Nippon Steel, has begun investing $950 million to upgrade the Gary mill, which employs about 4,300 people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
She explained that Pole Star was a trading vessel but also a warship, accustomed to fighting Siberian and Inuit pirates as it made the icy Pole Run to Nippon.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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