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Heian

Hei·an [ háy ən ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
of early Japan: characteristic of or relating to Japan from 794-1185, when Confucianism and other Chinese influences were at their height

[Late 19th century < Japanese Heian-kyo, now Kyoto, former capital of Japan]
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