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Nipponese

American  
[nip-uh-neez, -nees] / ˌnɪp əˈniz, -ˈnis /

noun

  • Nipponese
    plural
  1. Japanese.


Nipponese British  
/ ˌnɪpəˈniːz /

adjective

  1. another word for Japanese

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of Nipponese

First recorded in 1855–60; Nippon + -ese

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Last week the stage was set for mediation, Nipponese style.

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The Japanese, who spent more than $1 million for their pavilion, have included a pristine Nipponese garden with a languid stream flowing through it like a haiku.

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The Japanese Embassy filled the Dutra home with a set of bright Nipponese furniture.

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Yet the one now playing, in which Tora-San plays a Nipponese Cyrano de Bergerac, is almost certain to gross $8 million.

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The story of O'Iwa, the belief in her power, to-day has a strong influence on a certain class of the Nipponese mind; especially among the women.

From The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2) by James S. (James Seguin) De Benneville

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