Meaning of OKINAWA
| Pronunciation: | | `owku'nawwu
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- [n] 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
- [n] the largest island of the central Ryukyu Islands
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| | Synonyms: | | Okinawa campaign |
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| | See Also: | | campaign, island, military campaign, Naha City, Okinawa, Okinawa, Okinawa campaign, Ryukyu Islands, Second World War, World War , World War II | |
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