Definition of Japan

Noun: japan  ju'pan

1. Lacquerware decorated and varnished in the Japanese manner with a glossy durable black lacquer
    
2. Lacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from the orient

Verb: japan (japanned,japanning)  ju'pan

1. (handicraft) coat with a lacquer, as done in Japan

Noun: Japan  ju'pan

1. A constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building
   - Nippon, Nihon
    
2. 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
   - Japanese Islands, Japanese Archipelago

See also:
Jap
Japanese

Anagrams containing the word japan

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