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Japan

DEFINITIONS OF: Japan

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

Synonyms:
Nihon, Nippon
Example of:
Asian country, Asian nation
any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent

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

Synonyms:
Japanese Archipelago, Japanese Islands
Example of:
archipelago
a group of many islands in a large body of water
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