Nipponese

English

Etymology

From Nippon (romanized version of 日本, the native Japanese name for Japan) + -ese.

Adjective

Nipponese (not comparable)

Japanese.

Translations

Japanese — see Japanese

Proper noun

Nipponese

(dated) The Japanese language.

Translations

Japanese — see Japanese

Noun

Nipponese (plural Nipponese)

(dated) A Japanese person.

References

(The Japanese people) 1844 reference
(Japanese, adjective) 1903 reference
(The Japanese language) 1908 reference

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