pays du Soleil Levant

See also: pays du Soleil-Levant

French

Alternative forms

pays du Soleil-Levant

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

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

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