Nippon
[ nee-pawn; English ni-pon, nip-on ]
/ niˈpɔn; English nɪˈpɒn, ˈnɪp ɒn /
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noun
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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