"Japanee" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Japanees [plural]
Etymology: Back-formation from Japanese. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Japanee (plural Japanees)
  1. (archaic) A person from Japan. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): Demonyms Related terms: Chinee, Portugee
    Sense id: en-Japanee-en-noun-XKz4BdEx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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