Nippon en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- nĭpŏnʹ (US)
- [ˈnɪpɒn] (UK)
- /nɪˈpɑn/ (US)
- nēʹpŏn (US)
- nĭʹpŏn (UK)
- /ˈnipɑn/ (US)
- /ˈnɪpɒn/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
- [nɪˈpʰɑn] (US)
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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(in brand or company names, qualifier:and on postage stamps, rare, uncountable) Japan.
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:
Deriveds
Nip · Nipponic · Nipponize · nipponize · Nipponophobia · Nipponophilic · Nipponophile · Nipponese · nipponium · Nipponism