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Iaponia
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English
Proper noun
en Japonia.
en 1619 W. W. Gent A Briefe Relation of the Persecution Lately Made Against the Catholike Crhstians, in the Kingdome of Iaponia 1 6 becauſe theſe moſt worthy Chriſtiãs of Iaponia whereof this relatiõ doth entreate be of the ſame Chriſtian and Catholike Fayth and Religon that you be
Latin
Alternative forms
la Iappōnia Japō̆nia
Etymology
la Iapō̆nia country :af fr:Japon<unc> -ia 1
From possibly la fr:Japon -ia or la yue:日本 -ia.
Pronunciation
Iapō̆nia
Proper noun
Iapō̆nia<1>
la New Latin la Japan Q17
Usage notes
There is no unity among those users of New Latin who distinguish vowel length as to whether the "o" of the stem should be long or short; further, the form la Iappōnia is also found.
Declension
Iapō̆nia<1>
Derived terms
la iapō̆nicus
Related terms
la iapō̆nus
la Japō
Descendants
2 desc
1 sq Japoni Japonia
1 be Японія
1 bg Япония
1 cs Japonsko
1 el Ιαπωνία
1 csb Japóńskô
1 lt Japonija
1 mk Јапонија
1 pl Japonia
1 ro Japonia
1 ru Япония
1 sk Japonsko
1 sl Japonska
1 uk Японія