Niphon

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  1. 1
    Honshu, the largest island of Japan. obsolete

    "The greateſt of theſe three, which is called Niphon, doth lye from Eaſt to Weſt, and is 700. miles in length and 180. in breadth, and it deuided into three & fifty little Kingdomes or Prouinces, and therein is the noble Citty of Meaco the chiefe and head of all Iapone."

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honshuhonshu

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"The greateſt of theſe three, which is called Niphon, doth lye from Eaſt to Weſt, and is 700. miles in length and 180. in breadth, and it deuided into three & fifty little Kingdomes or Prouinces, and therein is the noble Citty of Meaco the chiefe and head of all Iapone."

Etymology

From Japanese 日本 (formerly Niffon, now Nippon or Nihon) "Japan".

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