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Nip⋅pon⋅ese
[nip-uh-neez, -nees] 
əˈniz
noun, plural -ese, adjective
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| Nip·pon·ese (nĭp'ə-nēz', -nēs') adj. & n. Japanese. |
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Nipponese
"Japanese," 1859, from Nippon, Japanese word for "Japan," from ni(chi) "the sun" + pon, hon "source," which is said to be from Chinese for "rising sun-place." Derisive slang shortening Nip attested from 1942.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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