Japāna

Possibly from German Japan, from Dutch Japan, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún), from Middle Chinese 日本 (nyit pwon^X, literally “sun origin”), same etymon as Japanese 日本 (Nippon / Nihon), made, like most other country names, into a feminine 4th-declension noun.

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Japāna f (4th declension)

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

   Japānas karogs ― the flag of Japan

   Japānas vēsture ― the history of Japan

   Japāna ir unitāra konstitucionāla monarhija ― Japan is a unitary constitutional monarchy

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