Shinkansen Definition
noun
(rail transport) A high-speed passenger train of Japan, also called bullet train.
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Origin of Shinkansen
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From Japanese 新幹線 (shinkansen しんかんせん), from Middle Chinese 新 (sin "new") + 幹 (kàn "trunk", "body") + 線 (sjèn "line").
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