Okinawa

proper nounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˌɒkiːˈnɑːwə//
United Kingdom//ˌəʊkiːˈnɑːwə//
United States//ˌoʊkiˈnɑwə//

A prefecture and island group of Japan.

proper noun

1
A prefecture and island group of Japan.
2
The main island of the Okinawa and Ryukyu Islands, in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
Anyone who knew our military installation in Okinawa knew it was a room full of gasoline waiting for someone to strike a match. We had forty-two bases on the island with more than twenty thousand personnel. All of them were living and conducting exercises right up against Okinawan civilian neighborhoods.
3
The second-largest city on Okinawa Island, in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
4
historicalThe Battle of Okinawa, which took place on the island of Okinawa in 1945.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 沖縄(おきなわ) (Okinawa).

OK · Endorsement; approval; acceptance; acquiescence.okey · A Turkish game in which players attempt to collect certain…Okey · A surname.

Okinawa · A prefecture and island group of Japan.

Oklahoma · A state in the central United States, formerly a territory.…ol · (attributive)OL · Open line (open circuit, no continuity).

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