Japonia

//d͡ʒæˈpəʊniə// name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Japan: A country and archipelago of East Asia. obsolete

    "In Japonia, 'tis a common thing to stifle their children if they be poor, or to make an abort, which Aristotle commends."

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"In Japonia, 'tis a common thing to stifle their children if they be poor, or to make an abort, which Aristotle commends."

Etymology

From New Latin Japō̆nia, also spelled Iapō̆nia, through Japon + -ia.

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