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nipponese

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Nip⋅pon⋅ese

  [nip-uh-neez, -nees] noun, plural -ese, adjective
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Japanese.
Origin:
1855–60; Nippon + -ese

Related forms:
Nip⋅pon⋅ism  [nip-uh-niz-uhm] , noun
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Nip·pon·ese   (nĭp'ə-nēz', -nēs')   
adj.   & n.
Japanese.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

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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