Japan

ja·pan

UK/d͡ʒəˈpæn/ US/d͡ʒəˈpæn/ common slang uk

noun (4) verb (1)

noun

1.

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

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2.

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

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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

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Grammar

Verb: transitive

noun
singular	japan
plural	japans
verb
infinitive	japan
3rd person	japans
past	japanned
present participle	japanning
past participle	japanned
participle past	japanned
participle present	japanning
present singular third-person	japans

Sentence patterns

Somebody ----s something

Nearby words

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