namban
- noun
- /næmˈbɑn/
- Archaic
- The arrival of the namban brought new goods and ideas to Japanese society.
Examples
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The namban traders brought exotic goods to Japan.
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Historical records describe how the Japanese interacted with each namban who visited their ports.
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During the 16th century, Japanese artists often depicted namban traders in their paintings.
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Many nambans settled in Nagasaki during the 17th century.
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During the 16th century, Japanese artists often depicted namban traders in their paintings.
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The arrival of the namban brought new goods and ideas to Japanese society.
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Historical records describe how the Japanese interacted with each namban who visited their ports.
Synonyms
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9.9
A person from another country, often white, used in East Africa to mean outsider
Surface Forms
Etymology
Namban comes from Japanese parts nan 'south' and ban 'barbarian', a word Japanese people used for Europeans such as the Portuguese and Spanish who came by sea in the 1500s and 1600s. That is why namban can mean one of those foreign visitors from that period.