Nippon

[nee-pawn; English ni-pon, nip-on]

noun

a Japanese name of Japan.

Origin of Nippon

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

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Examples from the Web for nippon

Contemporary Examples of nippon

Meet Anna Dello Russo, the outrageous, glamorous, wild-child editor of Nippon Vogue.
Fashion's Other Anna
Paul Flynn
September 26, 2010

Historical Examples of nippon

You must know that in Nippon beauty is worship by the humblest workman.
The Girl and The Bill
Bannister Merwin
It occurs in the central mountains of Nippon and near Nagasaki.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 6
Various
Nippon Kane ('the Japanese brass'); it is the Japanese brass that is sounding!
Madame Chrysantheme Complete
Pierre Loti
We took a last view of our beloved Nippon and felt the pang of separation.
Human Bullets
Tadayoshi Sakurai
Bring your boat closer and tell me, Fisherman, what is your pastime now in Nippon?
The N Plays of Japan
Arthur Waley

British Dictionary definitions for nippon

Nippon

noun

transliteration of a Japanese name for Japan

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