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Learned borrowing 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.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nippon
Today it means: Japan. Full definition →
Today it means: Japan. Full definition →
Learned borrowing 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.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.