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
First Known Use of japan
1703
Japan
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geographical name
Ja·pan
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jə-ˈpan
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ja-
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variants:
or Japanese
Nippon
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\ni-ˈpän, nē-ˈpȯⁿ\
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Nihon
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\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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