Japanese

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Japanese \Jap`a*nese"\, a.
     Of or pertaining to Japan, or its inhabitants.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Japanese \Jap`a*nese"\, n. sing. & pl.
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     1. A native or inhabitant of Japan; collectively, the people
        of Japan.
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     2. sing. The language of the people of Japan, called in the
        Japanese language nihongo.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Japanese
       adj : of or relating to or characteristic of Japan or its people
             or their culture or language; "the Japanese Emperoro";
             "Japanese cars" [syn: {Nipponese}]
       n 1: a native or inhabitant of Japan [syn: {Nipponese}]
       2: the language (usually considered to be Altaic) spoken by the
          Japanese people