Giappone

Corsican

Alternative forms

  • Ghjappone

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒapˈpɔnɛ/

Proper noun

Giappone m

  1. Japan (a country and archipelago of East Asia)

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French Japon, from Portuguese Japão, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún), from Middle Chinese 日本 (nyit pwonX, “sun origin”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒapˈpo.ne/
  • Rhymes: -one
  • Hyphenation: Giap‧pó‧ne

Proper noun

Giappone m

  1. Japan (a country and archipelago of East Asia)
    Synonyms: Cipango (archaic), Jipangu (obsolete), Paese del Sol Levante (literally “Land of the Rising Sun”) (periphrasis)

Derived terms

Sardinian

Proper noun

Giappone m

  1. Japan (a country and archipelago of East Asia)
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