Japanese \Jap`a*nese"\, a.
   Of or pertaining to Japan, or its inhabitants.
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	Japanese \Jap`a*nese"\, n. sing. & pl.
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   1. A native or inhabitant of Japan; collectively, the people
      of Japan.
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   2. sing. The language of the people of Japan, called in the
      Japanese language nihongo.
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	Japanese
    adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Japan or its
           people or their culture or language; "the Japanese
           Emperor"; "Japanese cars" [syn: Japanese, Nipponese]
    n 1: a native or inhabitant of Japan [syn: Japanese,
         Nipponese]
    2: the language (usually considered to be Altaic) spoken by the
       Japanese