Okinawa


Definition: Meaning of, Okinawa in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˌəʊkɪˈnɑːwə /

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  1. a Japanese island in the west Pacific Ocean, southwest of Kyushu, where an important battle took place between the US and Japan in 1945 near the end of World War II
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  • Okinawa campaign (noun)
    1. April to June 1945 a campaign in the closing days of World War II in the Pacific ; 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
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