pays du Soleil Levant

See also: pays du Soleil-Levant

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛ.i dy sɔ.lɛj lə.vɑ̃/ ~ /pe.i dy sɔ.lɛj lə.vɑ̃/

Proper noun

le pays du Soleil Levant m

  1. (periphrasis) the Land of the Rising Sun (Japan)
    Synonym: Japon
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