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Japan meaning

What does “japan” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“japan” is a noun and verb with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean.

japan

noun

  1. a string of more than 3,000 islands to the east of Asia extending 1,300 miles between the Sea of Japan and the western Pacific Ocean

    SynonymsJapanese IslandsJapanese Archipelago

  2. a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building

    SynonymsNipponNihon

  3. lacquerware decorated and varnished in the Japanese manner with a glossy durable black lacquer

  4. lacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from the orient

verb

  1. coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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