RYUKYU ISLANDS

Meaning of RYUKYU ISLANDS in English

geographical name islands W Pacific extending between Kyushu, Japan, & Taiwan; belonged to Japan 1895-1945; occupied by United States 1945; returned to Japan in 1953 (N islands) and 1972 (S islands) area about 850 square miles (2202 square kilometers ), population 1,222,458 , Ryukyuan adjective or noun

Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012

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 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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RYUKYU ISLANDS — geographical name islands W Pacific extending between Kyushu, Japan, & Taiwan; belonged to Japan 1895-1945; occupied by United States 1945; …
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RYUKYU ISLANDS — Pronunciation: r ē - ' yü-( ˌ )kyü, -( ˌ )kü Function: geographical name islands W Pacific extending bet. Kyushu, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
RYUKYU ISLANDS — Island chain (pop., 2000 prelim.: 1,329,000), Japan. It extends in an arc 600 mi (970 km) long from southern Japan …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
RYŪKYŪ ISLANDS — Рюкю
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RYUKYU ISLANDS — Рюкю
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RYUKYU ISLANDS — геогр. архипелаг Рюкю
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RYUKYU ISLANDS — арх. Рюкю
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RYUKYU ISLANDS — геогр. архипелаг Рюкю
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RYUKYU ISLANDS — геогр. архипелаг Рюкю
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RYUKYU ISLANDS — арх. Рюкю
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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 — n. chain of islands in the western Pacific Ocean (territory of Japan)
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RYUKYU — Ryukyu BrE AmE ri ˈuː kjuː —Japanese [ ɾjɯˌɯ ˈkjɯɯ ] ▷ Ryukyu|s z
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ISLANDS — Изолированные
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ISLANDS — Острова
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ISLANDS — Архипелаг
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RYUKYU — (0) рюкю
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ISLANDS — Chile
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ISLANDS — Изолированные
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RYUKYU IS. (OKINAWA) — JP
Internet Domains English vocabulary
VIRGIN ISLANDS — group of about 90 small islands, islets, cays, and rocks in the West Indies, situated some 40 to 50 miles …
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TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS — British dependency in the West Indies, comprising two small groups of islands at the southeastern end of The Bahamas and …
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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 …
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PACIFIC ISLANDS, HISTORY OF — history of the islands from prehistoric times to the end of colonial rule in the period after World War II. …
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PACIFIC ISLANDS — island geographic region of the Pacific Ocean. It comprises three ethnogeographic regionsMelanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesiabut conventionally excludes the neighbouring island …
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P'ENG-HU ISLANDS — P'eng-hu also spelled Penghu, Chinese (Wade-Giles) P'eng-hu Ch'n-tao, or P'eng-hu Lieh-taoconventional Pescadores archipelago and hsien (county) of Taiwan, consisting of …
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NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS — also called Northern Marianas, officially Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, a self-governing commonwealth in political union with the United …
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GALAPAGOS ISLANDS — Spanish Islas Galpagos, officially Archipilago de Coln (Columbus Archipelago), island group of the eastern Pacific Ocean, administratively part of Ecuador. …
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FRISIAN ISLANDS — low-lying chain of islands from 3 to 20 miles (5 to 32 km) off the northern European mainland. They extend …
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CAYMAN ISLANDS — British colony in the Caribbean Sea, comprising the islands of Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, and Cayman Brac, situated about 180 …
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ALEUTIAN ISLANDS — Aleutian Islands chain of small islands that separate the Bering Sea (north) from the main portion of the Pacific Ocean …
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RYUKYUAN — adjective or noun see: Ryukyu Islands
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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), & …
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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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ISLAND — I Any area of land smaller than a continent and entirely surrounded by water. Islands may occur in oceans, seas, …
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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 …
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POLYNESIA — ethnogeographic grouping of islands scattered across a huge triangular area of the east-central Pacific Ocean. The triangle has its apex …
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PHAN BOI CHAU
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OUTER HEBRIDES — islands in Scotland, off the northwestern coast of the Scottish mainland. They constitute the Western Isles council area. Lewis, the …
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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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OCEANIC ARTS
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NETHERLANDS ANTILLES — Dutch Nederlandse Antillen, five islands in the Caribbean Sea, an autonomous part of The Netherlands since 1954. The islands are …
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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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MICRONESIAN CULTURE — the beliefs and practices of the indigenous peoples of those Pacific Islands grouped as Micronesia. The islands include Kiribati (formerly …
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MICRONESIA — officially Federated States of Micronesia, country in the western Pacific Ocean. It is composed of more than 600 islands and …
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MELANESIAN CULTURE — the beliefs and practices of those indigenous peoples of the Pacific Islands grouped as Melanesia. The islands include (generally from …
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LAKSHADWEEP — formerly (195673) Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands, union territory of India. It is a group of some two dozen 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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FRENCH POLYNESIA — officially Territory of French Polynesia, French Territoire de la Polynsie Franaise collection of island groups and overseas territory of France …
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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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DODECANESE — Modern Greek Dhodheknisos, group of islands in the Aegean Sea, off the southwestern coast of Turkey, and constituting the noms …
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