Nissan

1. A Japanese car manufacturer.

   The Bluebird dispute is being watched closely in Europe and overseas because the 2,000-employee Nissan plant at Sunderland, England, near Newcastle, represents the largest direct investment by the Japanese in Europe.

   1988 November 7, Steven Greenhouse, “English-Made Nissans at Center of Trade Fight”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 May 2015

plural Nissans

1. A car of the Japanese Nissan brand.

   A Jaguar and two Nissans battled into the early morning hours in the closely contested Daytona 24 Hours, with a group of Porsches still within reach of the leaders.

   1991 February 3, Associated Press, “Jaguar in the Lead, but Nissans and Porsches Close at Daytona”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Aug 2025

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   Angry Japanese and British officials say foreign investors will be scared away from Europe unless France and Italy ease tough regulations that treat English-made Nissans as Japanese cars, subjecting them to strict import quotas.

   1988 November 7, Steven Greenhouse, “English-Made Nissans at Center of Trade Fight”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 May 2015

   Like other Nissans, the Ariya gets the excellent ProPilot system for cruise control and part-autonomous driving – far less fiddly than the set-up of some of its competitors.

   2022 October 22, Sean O’Grady, “Nissan Ariya: All-new, all-wonderful, all-electric”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 Oct 2022

1. alternativeAlternative form of Nisan (“the Hebrew month”).
2. A surname from Hebrew.