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Nippon

//nɪˈpɑn// name

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  1. 1
    Japan. rare, uncountable

    "President Donald Trump has approved a partnership between US Steel and Nippon Steel, the companies said in a release on Friday."

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 日本(にっぽん) (Nippon), an alternative or older form of 日本(にほん) (Nihon). Doublet of Nihon and Japan.

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