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Nissan¹

  • /ˈnɪsæn/ UK
  • /ˈniːsɑːn/ US
  • /ˈnɪsən/ Australia

Where it 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”).

proper noun

  1. A Japanese car manufacturer. The Bluebird dispute is being watched closely in Europe and overseas because the 2,000-employee Nissan plant at Sunderland, England, near Newcastle, represents the largest direct investment by the Japanese in Europe.

noun Nissans

  1. A car of the Japanese Nissan brand. Angry Japanese and British officials say foreign investors will be scared away from Europe unless France and Italy ease tough regulations that treat English-made Nissans as Japanese cars, subjecting them to strict import quotas.

Nissan²

proper noun

  1. alternative Alternative form of Nisan (“the Hebrew month”).
  2. A surname from Hebrew.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: nisan, april, apr, clio, natsue, isuzu, yoshinori, subaru, natsuko, yoshinari, takashi, yuina, takamine, yoshiyuki, yasushi, shinju

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"Nissan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nissan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Nissan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nissan

Chicago

"Nissan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nissan.

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@misc{nissan_2026,
  title = {Nissan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nissan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}