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Nissan

UK/ˈnɪsæn/US/ˈniːsɑːn/

Nissan proper noun: a Japanese car manufacturer. Also the alternative form of Nisan.

nissan: a Japanese car manufacturer
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Proper noun (1)

Nissan

  1. A Japanese car manufacturer.
    • The Bluebird dispute is being watched closely in Europe and overseas because the 2,000-employee Nissan plant at Sunderland, England, near Newcastle, represents the largest direct investment by the Japanese in Europe.1988 November 7, Steven Greenhouse, “English-Made Nissans at Center of Trade Fight”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25...

Noun

Nissan (plural Nissans)

  1. A car of the Japanese Nissan brand.
    • Angry Japanese and British officials say foreign investors will be scared away from Europe unless France and Italy ease tough regulations that treat English-made Nissans as Japanese cars, subjecting them to strict import quotas.1988 November 7, Steven Greenhouse, “English-Made Nissans at Center of Trade Fight”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25...
    • A Jaguar and two Nissans battled into the early morning hours in the closely contested Daytona 24 Hours, with a group of Porsches still within reach of the leaders.1991 February 3, Associated Press, “Jaguar in the Lead, but Nissans and Porsches Close at Daytona”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived...

Proper noun (2)

Nissan

  1. A surname from Hebrew.

Also used as

Nissan is also the alternative form of Nisan.

Forms of Nissan

pluralNissans

Origin of Nissan

Borrowed from Japanese 日産(にっさん) (Nissan, “Nissan”), an abbreviation of 日本産業 (Nihon Sangyō, literally “Japan Industries”).

Questions about Nissan

What does Nissan mean?
Nissan means a Japanese car manufacturer.
What part of speech is Nissan?
Nissan can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Nissan?
Nissan is pronounced /ˈnɪsæn/ (UK).

Words near Nissan in the dictionary

  1. NISQs
  2. Nisqualli
  3. Nisquallies
  4. Nisquallis
  5. Nisqually
  6. Nissan
  7. Nissans
  8. Nissard
  9. Nissards
  10. Nisse
  11. nissei

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