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Jap⋅a⋅nese

  [jap-uh-neez, -nees] adjective, noun, plural -nese.
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–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Japan, its people, or their language.
–noun
2. a native or inhabitant of Japan.
3. a person of Japanese ancestry.
4. the language of Japan. Abbreviation: Japn., Japn
Origin:
1580–90; Japan + -ese
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Jap·a·nese   (jāp'ə-nēz', -nēs')   
adj.  Of or relating to Japan or its people, language, or culture.
n.   pl. Japanese
    1. A native or inhabitant of Japan.
    2. A person of Japanese ancestry.
  2. The language of the Japanese, possibly related to the Altaic family, written in kana and Chinese characters.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Japanese

Jap`a*nese"\, a. Of or pertaining to Japan, or its inhabitants.

Japanese

Jap`a*nese"\, n. sing. & pl. 1. A native or inhabitant of Japan; collectively, the people of Japan.

2. sing. The language of the people of Japan.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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