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English noun: Okinawa

1. Okinawa (location) the largest island of the central Ryukyu Islands


Instance hypernymisland


Part holonymNaha City


Part meronymRyukyu Islands


Domain region membersOkinawa, Okinawa campaign

2. Okinawa (act) 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


SynonymsOkinawa campaign


Instance hypernymcampaign, military campaign


Part meronymSecond World War, World War 2, World War II


Domain regionOkinawa









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