Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- An island group of the central Ryukyu Islands in the western Pacific Ocean southwest of Japan. In World War II Okinawa, the largest island in the group, was the scene of fierce combat between the Japanese and US Army and Marine forces (April 1–June 21, 1945). The islands were returned to the Japanese in 1972.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- proper noun the largest island of the central Ryukyu Islands.
- proper noun A campaign in the closing days of World War II in the Pacific (April-June 1945); in savage close-quarter fighting US 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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- proper noun A
prefecture ofJapan - proper noun A city in the Okinawa
prefecture
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun 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
- noun the largest island of the central Ryukyu Islands
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Examples
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The defense budget, he said, "ought to be cut very substantially," suggesting that basing 15,000 Marines in Okinawa is no longer necessary and a "cultural legacy of the Cold War."
Barney Frank Wants All Troops Home From Iraq: 'What The Hell Are They Doing There?' The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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What was brewing in Okinawa was not suicide terrorism - but the impulse to reject the logic of large-scale, long term basing of US troops on Japanese soil was growing.
Steve Clemons: US Bases Abroad Trigger Suicide Terrorism: Are There Other Options? Steve Clemons 2010
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At the International Coral Reef Congress held in Okinawa in 2004, reef biologists reported that the changes in the dominant coral species in the Caribbean had not been replicated in the geologic core samples they made in the reef that went back through 4000 years of history.
Dr. Terry Gosliner: From Beautiful Nudibranchs to Coral Graveyards: Marine Research in the Indian and Pacific Oceans (PHOTOS) Dr. Terry Gosliner 2010
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At the International Coral Reef Congress held in Okinawa in 2004, reef biologists reported that the changes in the dominant coral species in the Caribbean had not been replicated in the geologic core samples they made in the reef that went back through 4000 years of history.
Dr. Terry Gosliner: From Beautiful Nudibranchs to Coral Graveyards: Marine Research in the Indian and Pacific Oceans (PHOTOS) Dr. Terry Gosliner 2010
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In Sardinia, red wine is consumed every day; in Okinawa, it's a glass of sake with friends.
Jay Williams, Ph.D.: The Alcohol Controversy: Is Drinking Good for You? Ph.D. Jay Williams 2010
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In Sardinia, red wine is consumed every day; in Okinawa, it's a glass of sake with friends.
Jay Williams, Ph.D.: The Alcohol Controversy: Is Drinking Good for You? Ph.D. Jay Williams 2010
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What was brewing in Okinawa was not suicide terrorism - but the impulse to reject the logic of large-scale, long term basing of US troops on Japanese soil was growing.
Steve Clemons: US Bases Abroad Trigger Suicide Terrorism: Are There Other Options? Steve Clemons 2010
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In Sardinia, red wine is consumed every day; in Okinawa, it's a glass of sake with friends.
Jay Williams, Ph.D.: The Alcohol Controversy: Is Drinking Good for You? Ph.D. Jay Williams 2010
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What was brewing in Okinawa was not suicide terrorism - but the impulse to reject the logic of large-scale, long term basing of US troops on Japanese soil was growing.
Steve Clemons: US Bases Abroad Trigger Suicide Terrorism: Are There Other Options? Steve Clemons 2010
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In Sardinia, red wine is consumed every day; in Okinawa, it's a glass of sake with friends.
Jay Williams, Ph.D.: The Alcohol Controversy: Is Drinking Good for You? Ph.D. Jay Williams 2010
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