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1. japan
   [n] - a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago 2. [n] - 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 3. [n] - lacquerware decorated and varnished in the Japanese manner with a glossy d...
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2. Japan
   Country in northeast Asia, occupying a group of islands of which the four main ones are Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. Japan is situated between the Sea of Japan (to the west) and the north...
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3. Japan
   Ja·pan' (jȧ*păn') noun [ From Japan , the country.] Work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner; also, the varnish or lacquer used in japanning.
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4. Japan
   Ja·pan' adjective Of or pertaining to Japan, or to the lacquered work of that country; as, Japan ware. Japan allspice (Botany) , a spiny shrub from Japan ( Chimonanthus fragrans ), related to the Carolina allspice....
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5. Japan
   Ja·pan' (jȧ*păn') transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Japanned (jȧ*pănd'); present participle & verbal noun Japanning .] 1. To cover with a coat o...
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6. japan
   Of or pertaining to Japan, or to the lacquered work of that country; as, Japan ware. ... <botany> Japan allspice, a cloverlike plant (Lespedeza striata) from Eastern Asia, useful for fodder, first noticed in the Southern United States about 1860, but now become very common. During the Civil Wa...
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7. japan
   noun lacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from the orient
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8. japan
   verb coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan
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9. Japan
   Japanese Archipelago noun 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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10. Japan
    • (v. t.) To cover with a coat of hard, brilliant varnish, in the manner of the Japanese; to lacquer. • (v. t.) To give a glossy black to, as shoes. • (n.) Work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner; also, the varnish or lacquer used in japanning. • (a.) Of or pertaining t...
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11. Japan
    country lying off the east coast of Asia. It consists of a great string of islands in a northeast-southwest arc that stretches for approximately ... [307 related articles]
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12. Japan
    Japan (jupăn') , Jap. Nihon or Nippon, country (2005 est. pop. 127,417,000), 145,833 sq mi (377,835 sq km), occupying an archipelago off the coast of E Asia. The capital is Tokyo, which, along with neighboring Yokohama, forms the world's most populous metropolitan region.Sections in this a...
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13. Japan
    Click images to enlargeCountry in northeast Asia, occupying a group of islands of which the four main ones are Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. Japan is situated between the Sea of Japan (to the west) and the north Pacific (to the east), east of North and South Korea. Government Japan is a parliamentary democracy. I...
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14. Japan
    `Japan` (; `Nihon` or `Nippon`, officially or `Nihon-koku`) is an island nation in publisher = UN Statistics Division-->--> Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People`s Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the...
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15. Japan
    (band) `Japan` were a British New Wave group, formed in 1974 in Catford, South London. The band achieved success in the late 1970s/early 1980s, when they were often associated with the burgeoning New Romantic fashion movement (though the band themselves have downplayed any such connection). H...
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16. Japan
    (Buronson manga) is a manga written by Buronson and illustrated by Kentarou Miura. Plot: A yakuza, in love with a TV reporter, comes to Barcelona, Spain, where she`s making a reportage on what`s the foreigners` idea of the Japanese people, and how Japanese people see themselves; during her sp...
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17. Japan
    (film) `Japan` is a 2008 American independent film written and directed by Fabien Pruvot. Plot: The film follows a contract killer who goes by the code name Japan. He meets a man named Alfred at a hotel, who was recently evicted from his home. The two get along and Japan befriends Alfr...
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