Meanings
proper nounNippon (uncountable)
- rareuncountableand on postage stampsJapan.
President Donald Trump has approved a partnership between US Steel and Nippon Steel, the companies said in a release on Friday.
2025 June 13, Luciana Lopez and Chris Isidore, “US Steel and Nippon Steel say Trump has approved their partnership”, in CNN Business
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Origin
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.
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APA
Nippon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nippon
MLA
“Nippon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nippon. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nippon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nippon.
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