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Japāna

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Latvian

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 Japāna on Latvian Wikipedia
Japāna (Āzijā)
Japānas karogs

Etymology

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Possibly from German Japan, from Dutch Japan, from Malay Jepang, from Hokkien 日本 (Ji̍t-pún), from Middle Chinese 日本 (ȵiɪt̚ puənX, literally sun origin), same etymon as Japanese 日本 (Nippon / Nihon), made, like most other country names, into a feminine 4th-declension noun.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Japāna f (4th declension)

  1. Japan (an island country in Far East, Asia; capital: Tokyo)
    Japānas karogsthe flag of Japan
    Japānas vēsturethe history of Japan
    Japāna ir unitāra konstitucionāla monarhijaJapan is a unitary constitutional monarchy

Declension

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