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NIPPONESE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Japan

Synonyms:

Japanese; Nipponese

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Nipponese" is a kind of...):

Asian; Asiatic (a native or inhabitant of Asia)

Domain member category:

samurai (feudal Japanese military aristocracy)

ninja (a class of 14th century Japanese who were trained in martial arts and were hired for espionage and assassinations)

ninja (a member of the ninja who were trained in martial arts and hired for espionage or sabotage or assassinations; a person skilled in ninjutsu)

samurai (a Japanese warrior who was a member of the feudal military aristocracy)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Nipponese"):

Ryukyuan (a member of the Japanese people living on the Ryukyu Islands southwest of Japan)

Jap; Nip ((offensive slang) offensive term for a person of Japanese descent)

geisha; geisha girl (a Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancing)

shogun (a hereditary military dictator of Japan; the shoguns ruled Japan until the revolution of 1867-68)

Holonyms ("Nipponese" is a member of...):

Japan; Nihon; Nippon (a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building)

Derivation:

Nipponese (of or relating to or characteristic of Japan or its people or their culture or language)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of Japan or its people or their culture or language

Example:

Japanese cars

Synonyms:

Japanese; Nipponese

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Derivation:

Nipponese (a native or inhabitant of Japan)

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