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Nipponism

Nipponism noun: anything of Japanese origin.

Noun

Nipponism (plural Nipponisms)

  1. (generic) Anything of Japanese origin.
  2. A Japanese word or phrase used in English.
  3. A Japanese way of using English words.
  4. The belief that Japan has a higher culture or wider territorial rights.

Forms of Nipponism

pluralNipponisms

Origin of Nipponism

From Nippon + -ism.

Questions about Nipponism

What does Nipponism mean?
Nipponism means anything of Japanese origin.
What part of speech is Nipponism?
Nipponism is a noun.
What is the plural of Nipponism?
The plural of Nipponism is Nipponisms.

Words near Nipponism in the dictionary

  1. Nippon daisies
  2. Nippon daisy
  3. Nipponbashi
  4. Nipponese
  5. Nipponic
  6. Nipponism
  7. Nipponisms
  8. nipponium
  9. Nipponization
  10. nipponize
  11. nipponized

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