Nipponese

[nip-uh-neez, -nees]

noun

plural

Nipponese 

1. Japanese.

Nipponese

/ ˌnɪpəˈniːz /

adjective

1. another word for Japanese

Other Word Forms

• Nipponism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Nipponese¹

First recorded in 1855–60; Nippon + -ese

Example Sentences

We can see what is going on in the navy yards of the Nipponese Empire.

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The days of xenophobic samurai, killing non-Japanese Christians to preserve the purity of Nipponese culture, are long gone.

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The boatswain ceased his vituperation of the Nipponese Empire, and the men thereof, through sheer lack of breath.

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Jammed tight to his ears, in good Nipponese fashion, was a black American derby.

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I years study and pore, but honorable English extraordinary difference from Nipponese—no can do.

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