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Nihon definition

Ni·hon (nē′hôn)

Japan
in full Nihon koku Nihon ko′ku (kō′ko̵o)

Etymology: short for Nihon koku < Nihon (< Sino-Jpn hi no moto, lit., where the sun rises) + koku, country

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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