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zaibatsu
zaibatsu [ zī bátsoo ] (plural zaibatsu)


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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