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zaibatsu

zai·bat·su [ z baat s ] (plural zai·bat·su)


noun 
Definition:
 
large Japanese industrial combine: a large industrial combine created in Japan in the 1890s, usually by a single family, as part of the process of industrialization

[Mid-20th century. < Japanese< zai "wealth" + batsu "clique"]
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