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