Paese del Sol Levante

Italian

Etymology

Calque of Japanese 日本 (Nihon, “Japan”).

Proper noun

il Paese del Sol Levante m

  1. (periphrasis) the Land of the Rising Sun (Japan)
    Synonym: (common usage) Giappone
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