Okinawan
Americannoun
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Okinawans
plural
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a person from Okinawa.
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a Ryukyuan language, spoken primarily in the southern Okinawa islands.
adjective
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Takaichi told reporters in Tokyo that she would "do my utmost to coordinate efforts with the new governor to strengthen the Okinawan economy".
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
The tray that emerged from the kitchen was a highlight reel of Okinawan cuisine, prepared by Fumiaki Takada, a Tokyo chef versed in French, Italian and Japanese cooking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2025
A public opinion poll conducted last year revealed that 70% of Okinawan residents feel the concentration of US bases there is "unfair".
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2024
In September, Mr. Tamaki took his case against Tokyo’s support for the U.S. troop presence on Okinawan before the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, generating a wave of criticism back home.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 29, 2023
Our carriers went first, sending planes against the Okinawan airfields.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
Still, the 56-year-old thinks Okinawans have more important things to worry about than the sprawling U.S. military base right across the road.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Opinion polls show that Okinawans under 40, accustomed to U.S. bases, are less fervently opposed to them than their elders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2024
Mr Asato, who often ferried US troops to bases as a bus driver, added: "There were many complicated economic and cultural relationships between Okinawans and US troops, but it was a mutually beneficial relationship."
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2024
But now, Japan’s new security and defense strategies that highlight a defense buildup on Okinawa are “triggering fear among Okinawans, because of our memories of the fierce ground battle,” Tamaki said.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 23, 2023
I supervised twenty-one Okinawans in a machine shop and rose in rank from private first class to corporal.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
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