Nipponism

noun

Meaning

Anything of Japanese origin.
A Japanese word or phrase used in English.
A Japanese way of using English words.
The belief that Japan has a higher culture or wider territorial rights.

Etymology / origin

Etymology tree English Nippon Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Nipponism From Nippon + -ism.

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