Okinawa

[ oh-kuh-nou-wuh, -nah-wuh; Japanese aw-kee-nah-wah ]

/ ˌoʊ kəˈnaʊ wə, -ˈnɑ wə; Japanese ˈɔ kiˈnɑ wɑ /

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noun

the largest of the Ryukyu Islands, in the N Pacific, SW of Japan: taken by U.S. forces April–June 1945 in the last major amphibious campaign of World War II. 544 sq. mi. (1,409 sq. km).

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OTHER WORDS FROM Okinawa

O·ki·na·wan, adjective, noun

Words nearby Okinawa

O'Kelly, Oken, okey-doke, Okhotsk, Okie, Okinawa, Okla., Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City Bombing, Oklahoman

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How to use Okinawa in a sentence

Then, her parents moved her to the United States, and she didn’t think about Okinawa for three decades.
A return to the Okinawa she never knew|Akemi Johnson|April 2, 2021|Washington Post
Once an independent kingdom, Okinawa was taken over by Japan in 1879.
A return to the Okinawa she never knew|Akemi Johnson|April 2, 2021|Washington Post
After the war, the United States occupied Okinawa for 27 years, forcing thousands of Okinawans from their land to build sprawling military facilities.
A return to the Okinawa she never knew|Akemi Johnson|April 2, 2021|Washington Post
Brina also explores Okinawa as an overlooked piece of the American story in need of hard scrutiny.
A return to the Okinawa she never knew|Akemi Johnson|April 2, 2021|Washington Post

In 2005, the US signed an agreement with Japan to relocate thousands of Marines from Okinawa to Guam, due to public health and environmental concerns voiced by Okinawans.
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Instead, they were deployed more than 3,000 miles away, in Okinawa, Japan.
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On ships, and on overseas bases like Okinawa, the options are even more limited.
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Not only is Paleo flipping evolution upside down, but a second retro diet for future health, the Okinawa, comes in at number six.
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About the only thing they had in common was being in the same U.S. Marine unit during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.
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Diamond reckons the latter as 0.14 percent of the Dani population—more than at Okinawa.
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The unit which was stationed at Atsugi spent four to six weeks in Okinawa late in 1957.
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Generally speaking, they have held true of Americans in times past from Lexington to Okinawa.
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British Dictionary definitions for Okinawa

Okinawa

/ (ˌəʊkɪˈnɑːwə) /

noun

a coral island of SW Japan, the largest of the Ryukyu Islands in the N Pacific: scene of heavy fighting in World War II; administered by the US (1945–72); agricultural. Chief town: Naha. Pop: 1 318 218 (2000). Area: 1176 sq km (454 sq miles)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for Okinawa

Okinawa

[ (oh-kuh-nah-wuh, oh-kuh-now-uh) ]

Island in the western Pacific Ocean; part of Japan.

notes for Okinawa

During World War II, American forces seized the island from Japan in a particularly bloody campaign. It was returned to Japan in 1972.