Japan


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Japan
n. country situated on a chain of islands off the eastern coast of Asia

japan
adj. of or pertaining to japan lacquer

n. shiny black lacquer which originated in Japan; something varnished with japan lacquer

v. varnish with japan lacquer; coat with any black lacquer


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Japan
Japan ( Nihon or Nippon, officially or "Nihon-koku") is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of ChinaKorea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. The characters that make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin", which is why Japan is sometimes identified as the "Land of the Rising Sun".
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Japan
n. Japan, country situated on a chain of islands off the eastern coast of Asia; (in Japanese) Nippon, land of the rising sun

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Japan
n. Japan, country situated on a chain of islands off the eastern coast of Asia

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Japan
(v. t.)
To give a glossy black to, as shoes.
  
 
(v. t.)
To cover with a coat of hard, brilliant varnish, in the manner of the Japanese; to lacquer.
  
 
(n.)
Work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner; also, the varnish or lacquer used in japanning.
  
 
(a.)
Of or pertaining to Japan, or to the lacquered work of that country; as, Japan ware.
  

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