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Nipponese

Nipponese

1 9.4
A person from Japan
  • noun
  • /ˌnɪpəˈniːz/
  • Archaic
translation icon : nipón
  • Another 50 years, we could be sitting down with the Nipponese...

Examples

  • A radio is against the orders of the Imperial Nipponese Army.

    A Walk on the Moon (1999)

  • Burnside's Nipponese soldier was first, but not alone.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • It is quite possible a number of Japanese on the U.S. coast were aching for the Nipponese government.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Goddamn Nipponese touchdown.

    Windtalkers (2002)

  • It would only lead to the question of why Homer prefers her to all of those perky Nipponese girls.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • Many Nipponese people enjoy traditional cherry blossom festivals in the spring.

  • The Nipponese cuisine is famous for its sushi and ramen dishes.

  • During the festival, I met several friendly Nipponese tourists who shared their experiences.

Synonyms

Japanese
vsNipponese
222 1.3

A person from Japan

has identical meaning but is an alternate naming form rather than the common one

Surface Forms

Nipponese singular
Nipponeses plural

Morphology

Nipponese = Nippon (semi-transparent) = Nippon + ese

Built by adding the demonym-forming suffix '-ese' to 'Nippon'; the morphological process is regular but the proper name 'Nippon' and this demonym form are less familiar to many learners.

Etymology

Nipponese comes from Nippon, the Japanese name for 'Japan', plus the English ending -ese meaning 'from', like in Chinese or Portuguese. So a Nipponese is a person who is 'from Japan'.