Cipango

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Italian

Antica mappa rappresentante il Cipango – Ancient map representing Cipango

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sinitic 日本國日本国 (Rìběnguó)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈpan.ɡo/, [t͡ʃiˈpäŋɡo]
  • Hyphenation: Ci‧pàn‧go

Proper noun

Cipango m

  1. (archaic) Japan
    Synonym: Giappone
    • 1298, Marco Polo, Il Milione [The Million]‎[1], Giuseppe Pagani, published 1827, Dell'isola di Zipagu (I), page 151:
      Zipagu ee una isola in Levante, ch'è nell'alto mare mille cinque cento miglia.
      Japan is an island in the East, fifteen hundred miles away at sea.