"Nihon" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 日本 (Nihon). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|日本|tr=Nihon}} Japanese 日本 (Nihon) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Nihon
  1. (rare) Japan. Tags: rare Categories (place): Countries in Asia, Islands, Japan Related terms: Nihongo
    Sense id: en-Nihon-en-name-jYEUEsJO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "text": "1993 November 17, David Richardson, “Exchange student to Nihon!”, in sci.lang.japan (Usenet), retrieved 2022-06-05:",
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        },
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          "text": "1993 December 26, Gabriele Schramm, “places to live in Nihon?”, in soc.culture.japan (Usenet), retrieved 2022-06-05:",
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          "ref": "1994 January 16, Rikiya Asano, “AIDS on the way to Japan”, in soc.culture.japan (Usenet), retrieved 2022-06-01",
          "text": "It is stooopid and insensative for you to indirectly say that AIDS will come to Nihon via Thailand. AIDS is already in Nihon! And your attempt to make Japanese racists on the incorrect fear that Thailand will bring this disease to Nihon is out of line and very evil which is a characteristic of your race!",
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          "text": "1996 February 5, sumimasen... ima nanji desu ka, “pen pals in nihon? 8)”, in sci.lang.japan (Usenet), retrieved 2022-06-05:",
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          "text": "1996 February 25, Kurt Pertsch, “WORKING IN NIHON”, in soc.culture.japan (Usenet), retrieved 2022-06-05:",
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          "text": "2010 August 1, mtfe...@netmapsonscape.net, “Back from Nihon”, in fj.life.in-japan (Usenet), retrieved 2022-06-05:",
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          "text": "It is stooopid and insensative for you to indirectly say that AIDS will come to Nihon via Thailand. AIDS is already in Nihon! And your attempt to make Japanese racists on the incorrect fear that Thailand will bring this disease to Nihon is out of line and very evil which is a characteristic of your race!",
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