Definition of okinawa Okinawa

/owˌkɪˌnɑˈwʌ/ - [owkinawu] - O•ki•na•wa

We found 5 definitions of okinawa from 4 different sources.

What does okinawa mean?

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okinawa - the largest island of the central Ryukyu Islands
		ryukyu islands a chain of 55 islands in the western Pacific to the to the southwest of Japan (returned by United States to Japan in 1972)
okinawa - 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 for the Americans
		Okinawa campaign
		second world war, world war 2, world war ii a war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, USSR, Yugoslavia) and the Axis (Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Rumania, Slovakia, Thailand) from 1939 to 1945

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okinawa
The largest of the Okinawa Islands and the Ryukyu Islands of Japan, also home to Naha, the capital of Okinawa Prefecture.

Okinawa is the name for the islands in the far south of Japan. There are hundreds of small islands in Okinawa. These islands make up Okinawa Prefecture. The capital of Okinawa is Naha. Naha is on the island with the most people, Okinawa island. Okinawa used to be called the Ryukyu islands.

Many of Okinawa's islands are scenic, and there are many beaches there.

The temperature in Okinawa is often warm or hot. Many animals make their home around the Okinawa islands. For example, sea turtles, jellyfish, and many kinds of birds all live around Okinawa.

An average person in Okinawa lives to be older than 90. Some people think that is because Okinawan food is healthy. Fish is very popular, but people also eat sea vegetables and pork.

Okinawa's music is popular all over Japan. A musical instrument called a "sanshin" is often used.

Okinawa was the site of the last big battles World War II, the Battle of Okinawa. A lot of Okinawan people died during the battle. Now, the United States has some military bases for soldiers on the different islands of Okinawa.