Definition of japan
: of, relating to, or originating in Japan : of a kind or style characteristic of Japanese workmanship
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First Known Use of japan
1673
Definition of japan
1 a
: any of several varnishes yielding a hard brilliant finish
b
: a hard dark coating containing asphalt and a drier that is used especially on metal and fixed by heating — called also
japan black
2
: work (such as lacquerware) finished and decorated in the Japanese manner
First Known Use of japan
1688
Definition of japan
japanned;
japanning
1
: to cover with or as if with a coat of japan
2
: to give a high gloss to
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japanner
nounFirst Known Use of japan
1703
geographical name
Ja·pan
\
jə-ˈpan
,
ja-
\
variants:
or Japanese
Nippon
play
\ni-ˈpän, nē-ˈpȯⁿ\
or
Nihon
play
\nē-ˈhȯn\
Definition of Japan
country in eastern Asia comprising Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, Shikoku, and other islands in the western Pacific; a constitutional monarchy; capital Tokyo area 143,619 square miles (371,973 square kilometers), population 128,057,352
see also japanese
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