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proper noun 
  1. An island nation in the Pacific Ocean, located the east of China, Korea and Russia.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: Japan(nl)
  • French: le Japon
  • German: Japan(de)
  • Italian: Giappone(it)m
  • Spanish: Japón, el Japón
Etymology: From a Italian traveller, Marco Polo's notation Chipangu.<!-- I don't think Portuguese is the first. Marco Polo told earlier about Japan.From Portuguese Jipang-->Most probably brought to Europe via sailors: Portuguese Jipang from Malay Jepang, ultimately from Chinese ææ.

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noun 
  1. A hard black enamel varnish containing asphalt.
  2. lacquer, Lacquer ware.
verb 
  1. (transitive) To varnish with japan.
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