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Nippon

American

[nee-pawn, ni-pon, nip-on] / niˈpɔn, nɪˈpɒn, ˈnɪp ɒn /

noun

a Japanese name of Japan.

Nippon British

/ ˈnɪpɒn /

noun

transliteration of a Japanese name for Japan

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Etymology

Origin of Nippon

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

Example Sentences

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Apollo Global Management will acquire Nippon Sheet Glass in a deal with enterprise value of about $3.7 billion, marking its largest private-equity investment in Japan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Fund managers highlighted Montana Aerospace, Pason Systems, and Japan’s Nippon TV as international value investment opportunities.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Nippon Ham is a brand too, but that brand is a food processing company.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

For the new research funded by the Japanese Nippon Foundation, Sweetman and his team plan to spend May on a research ship in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

The people called their nation Nippon, which meant “land of the rising sun.”

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata

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