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Nissan.

A Japanese car manufacturer.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈnɪsæn/Received-Pronunciation/ˈniːsɑːn/General-American/ˈnɪsən/Australia
  1. A Japanese car manufacturer.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 日産(にっさん) (Nissan, “Nissan”), an abbreviation of 日本産業 (Nihon Sangyō, literally “Japan Industries”).

noun/ˈnɪsæn/Received-Pronunciation/ˈniːsɑːn/General-American/ˈnɪsən/Australia
  1. A car of the Japanese Nissan brand.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 日産(にっさん) (Nissan, “Nissan”), an abbreviation of 日本産業 (Nihon Sangyō, literally “Japan Industries”).

name
  1. Alternative form of Nisan (“the Hebrew month”).

    alt-of · alternative
  2. A surname from Hebrew.

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