Japanese particle
Particle という
Links a name, quotation, or description to a noun, often meaning called, known as, or that.
Examples
浦島太郎という若い漁師a young fisherman called Urashima Taro
日本という国a country called Japan
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という packages quoted or named content as a description of the noun that follows.
Practice in context
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