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Giappone
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Corsican
Alternative forms
- Ghjappone
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Giappone m
- Japan (a country and archipelago of East Asia)
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from French Japon, from Portuguese Japão, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún), from Middle Chinese 日本 (nyit pwonX, “sun origin”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Giappone m
- Japan (a country and archipelago of East Asia)
- Synonyms: Cipango (archaic), Jipangu (obsolete), Paese del Sol Levante (literally “Land of the Rising Sun”) (periphrasis)
Derived terms
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Sardinian
Proper noun
Giappone m
- Japan (a country and archipelago of East Asia)
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