Okinawa
pronunciation
How to pronounce Okinawa in British English:
UK [ˌəukiˈnɑ:wə]
How to pronounce Okinawa in American English:
US [ˌokɪˈnɑwə, -ˈnaʊ-]
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- Noun:
- the largest island of the central Ryukyu Islands
- a campaign in the closing days of World War II in the Pacific (April to June 1945); in savage close-quarter fighting United States marines and regular army troops took the island from the Japanese; considered the greatest victory of the Pacific campaign
Word Origin
- Okinawa
- largest of the Ryuku island chain, Japanese, literally "rope on the sea." Related: Okinawan.
Example
- 1. Agreement on okinawa will be more difficult , however .
- 2. Chelsea traveled to okinawa with me .
- 3. Do u.s. bases in okinawa help dampen regional arms spending ?
- 4. The okinawa court cultivated confucian virtues .
- 5. Okinawa only officially became part of japan in 1879 .