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  2. List of gairaigo and wasei-eigo terms - Wikipedia

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    Gairaigo are Japanese words originating from, or based on, foreign-language, generally Western, terms.These include wasei-eigo (Japanese pseudo-anglicisms).Many of these loanwords derive from Portuguese, due to Portugal's early role in Japanese-Western interaction; Dutch, due to the Netherlands' relationship with Japan amidst the isolationist policy of sakoku during the Edo period; and from ...

  3. Goldridge College - Wikipedia

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    Goldridge College (or Goldridge) is a co-educational, independent, boarding and day senior school in Kwekwe, Zimbabwe.Opened in 2001, the school is located in the low-density suburb of Newtown and is in close proximity to Kwekwe Sports Club. [2]

  4. .zw - Wikipedia

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    .zw is the internet country code top-level domain for Zimbabwe. [1]Although no registry website is shown in the IANA whois listing, .co.zw registrations are presently being taken by the Zimbabwe Internet Service Providers Association (ZISPA), [2] whose charter claims that one of the purposes of the organization's founding was to oversee the .zw domain.

  5. Languages of Zimbabwe - Wikipedia

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    Prior to independence in 1980, English had been the official language of Zimbabwe's antecedents since the arrival of white rule in the region. During the Company-rule period in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, English was established as Rhodesia 's official language by the British South Africa Company . [ 6 ]

  6. Wasei-eigo - Wikipedia

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    Because they were so quickly accepted into Japanese society, there was not a thorough understanding of the actual meaning of the word, leading to misinterpretations and deviations from their original meaning. [8] Since English loanwords are adopted into Japan intentionally (as opposed to diffusing "naturally" through language contact, etc ...

  7. Kwekwe - Wikipedia

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    Kwekwe (/ ˈ k w ɛ k w ɛ / KWEH-kweh), formerly known as Que Que, [2] is a city in the Midlands province in central Zimbabwe.The city has a population of 119,863 within the city limits, as of the 2022 census, making it the 7th-largest city in Zimbabwe and the second-most populous city in the Midlands, behind Gweru.

  8. Kenkyusha's New Japanese-English Dictionary - Wikipedia

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    The Kenkyūsha New Japanese-English Dictionary 5th Edition with leather back and the iPhone Edition running on an iPhone 5. First published in 1918, Kenkyusha’s New Japanese-English Dictionary (新和英大辞典, Shin wa-ei daijiten) has long been the largest and most authoritative Japanese-English dictionary.

  9. Japanese abbreviated and contracted words - Wikipedia

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    "SM" is also used for sadomasochism, instead of "S&M" used in English, in a more sexual context. W: The English word "double." Japanese people sometimes pronounce the letter "double." ダブル For example, ”Wデート” (W deeto) means "double date(s)"; "WW Burger" from Freshness Burger has double beef and double cheese.