Okinawa
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Okinawa
- /ˌɒkiːˈnɑːwə/ UK
- /ˌəʊkiːˈnɑːwə/ UK
- /ˌoʊkiˈnɑwə/ US
Rhymes with -ɑːwə
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Japanese 沖縄(おきなわ) (Okinawa).
proper noun
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A prefecture and island group of Japan.
Similar: Uchina
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The main island of the Okinawa and Ryukyu Islands, in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
Anyone who knew our military installation in Okinawa knew it was a room full of gasoline waiting for someone to strike a match. We had forty-two bases on the island with more than twenty thousand personnel. All of them were living and conducting exercises right up against Okinawan civilian neighborh
Similar: Uchina
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The second-largest city on Okinawa Island, in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
Similar: Uchina
- The Battle of Okinawa, which took place on the island of Okinawa in 1945.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: okinawa campaign, ryukyu, okinawan, ken, jima, miyako, sakishima, uotsuri island, ryukyus, senkaku islands, okinotorishima, uotsuri, volcano islands, iriomote, okinawa diet, ioshima
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name prefecture
| Español | Okinawa |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 오키나와, 오키나와 현 |
| 日本語 | 沖縄, 沖縄県 |
| 中文 | 沖繩 /冲绳 Chōngshéng, 沖繩縣 /冲绳县 Chōngshéngxiàn |
| हिन्दी | ओकिनावा okināvā |
| Português | Okinawa, Oquinaua |
| Français | Okinawa |
| Русский | Окина́ва Okináva, Префекту́ра Окина́ва Prefektúra Okináva |
| Tiếng Việt | Okinawa, Tỉnh Okinawa |
| العربية | أُوكِينَاوَا ʔūkīnāwā |
| עברית | אוקינווה okináva |
name city
| 한국어 | 오키나와 |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 沖縄市 Okinawa-shi |
| 中文 | 沖繩市 /冲绳市 Chōngshéngshì |
| हिन्दी | ओकिनावा okināvā |
| Português | Okinawa |
| Français | Okinawa |
| Русский | Окина́ва Okináva |
| Tiếng Việt | Okinawa, Thành phố Okinawa |
| العربية | أُوكِينَاوَا ʔūkīnāwā |
Talk about this word "Okinawa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/okinawa. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. Okinawa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/okinawa "Okinawa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/okinawa.Cite this
@misc{okinawa_2026,
title = {Okinawa},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/okinawa},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
