Meaning of Okinawa in English

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  2. Noun
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  1. Noun

    Okinawa

    Definitions

    1. the largest island of the central Ryukyu Islands
  2. 2. a campaign in the closing days of World War II in the Pacific (April to June 1945)

    Examples

    • « 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 f »

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  • « I intend to travel to Okinawa and to visit with Okinawa officials and the citizens of Okinawa at an early date. I will send my best analysis of that situation, including the local attitudes, back to Washington, to the government there. »
    Howard Baker

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