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Bamboo English

Bamboo English proper noun: a Japanese pidgin English or jargon developed after World War II, spoken between American military personnel and the Japanese on US military bases in occupied Japan, and later exported to Korea.

Proper noun

Bamboo English

  1. A Japanese pidgin English or jargon developed after World War II, spoken between American military personnel and the Japanese on US military bases in occupied Japan, and later exported to Korea.

Questions about Bamboo English

What does Bamboo English mean?
Bamboo English means a Japanese pidgin English or jargon developed after World War II, spoken between American military personnel and the Japanese on US military bases in occupied Japan, and later exported to Korea.
What part of speech is Bamboo English?
Bamboo English is a proper noun.

Words near Bamboo English in the dictionary

  1. bamboo ceiling
  2. bamboo ceilings
  3. bamboo coral
  4. bamboo curtain
  5. bamboo diplomacy
  6. Bamboo English
  7. bamboo fern
  8. bamboo ferns
  9. bamboo grass
  10. bamboo hair
  11. bamboo lemur

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