RYUKYU

Meaning of RYUKYU in English

n. chain of islands in the western Pacific Ocean (territory of Japan)

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RYUKYU — rēˈ(y)ü(ˌ)kyü, rə̇ˈ- noun Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: from the Ryukyu islands, southwest of Japan : the language of the Ryukyuan …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RYUKYU — Japn. /rddyooh"kyooh/ ; Eng. /ree ooh"kyooh/ , n. a chain of Japanese islands in the W Pacific between Japan and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RYUKYU — Ryukyu BrE AmE ri ˈuː kjuː —Japanese [ ɾjɯˌɯ ˈkjɯɯ ] ▷ Ryukyu|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RYUKYU — (0) рюкю
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
RYUKYU IS. (OKINAWA) — JP
Internet Domains English vocabulary
RYUKYU ISLANDS — geographical name islands W Pacific extending between Kyushu, Japan, & Taiwan; belonged to Japan 1895-1945; occupied by United States 1945; …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RYUKYU ISLANDS — Island chain (pop., 2000 prelim.: 1,329,000), Japan. It extends in an arc 600 mi (970 km) long from southern Japan …
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RYUKYU TRENCH — also called Nansei-Shoto Trench deep ocean trench running north along the eastern edge of the Ryukyu Islands (Japan) in the …
Britannica English vocabulary
RYUKYU ISLANDS — also called Nansei Islands, Japanese Ryukyu-Shoto, or Nansei-Shoto, Ryukyuan Okinawa archipelago, extending almost 400 miles (650 km) southwest from Kyushu, …
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RYUKYUAN — adjective or noun see: Ryukyu Islands
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OSUMI ISLANDS — geographical name island group Japan in N Ryukyu Islands
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OKINAWA — geographical name island group Japan in central Ryukyu Islands; largest city Naha; occupied by the United States 1945-1972, island in …
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NAHA — geographical name city & port Ryukyu Islands in SW Okinawa Island capital of Okinawa population 304,896
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EAST CHINA SEA — geographical name sea W Pacific between China (on W), South Korea (on N), Japan & Ryukyu Islands (on E), & …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SATSUMA — Japanese feudal domain ( han ) in southern Kyushu noted for its role in Japan's modernization. Satsuma (part of modern-day …
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SATŌ, EISAKU — born March 1, 1901, Tabuse, Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan died June 3, 1975, Tokyo Prime minister of Japan (1964–72) who presided …
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PYLE, ERNIE — orig. Ernest Taylor Pyle born Aug. 3, 1900, near Dana, Ind., U.S. died April 18, 1945, le Shima, Ryukyu Islands …
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OKINAWA — Island of Japan, located in the China Sea . The largest island in the Ryukyu chain, it is about 70 …
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RYUKYUAN — -kyüən noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Ryukyu islands + English -an 1. : the people of the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LUCHUAN — lüˈchüən noun ( -s ) Usage: capitalized Etymology: from Luchu islands (Ryukyu islands), southwest of Kyushu, Japan + English -an …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HABU — ˈhä(ˌ)bü noun ( -s ) Etymology: native name in the Ryukyu islands : a dangerously venomous pit viper ( Trimeresurus …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RYUKYUAN — /ree ooh"kyooh euhn, ryooh"-/ , n. 1. a native or inhabitant of Ryukyu. 2. the group of dialects spoken in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHIMAZU FAMILY — powerful warrior clan that controlled the southern tip of the Japanese island of Kyushu from the 12th to the 19th …
Britannica English vocabulary
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OKINAWA — ken (prefecture), Japan, in the East China Sea. The prefecture is composed of the Ryukyu Islands (q.v.). Okinawa Island is …
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NAHA — city and capital, Okinawa ken (prefecture), Japan. It lies on southwestern Okinawa Island, which is one of the Ryukyu Islands. …
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JAPAN — Castle at Matsumoto, Japan. Japanese Nihon or Nippon country lying off the east coast of Asia. It consists of a …
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EAST CHINA SEA — The East China, South China, and Yellow seas. Chinese (Wade-Giles) Tung Hai, or (Pinyin) Dong Hai, arm of the Pacific …
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CHINA SEA
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BUCKNER, SIMON BOLIVAR, JR. — born July 18, 1886, Mundfordville, Ky., U.S. died June 18, 1945, Okinawa [now in Japan] U.S. Army general in World …
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OKINAWA — n. Island of Japan, located in the Ryukyu archipelago, in the East China Sea . The largest island in the …
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