Synonyms for okinawa
ˌoʊ kəˈnaʊ wə, -ˈnɑ wəok·i·nawa

Princeton's WordNet

1. Okinawanoun

   the largest island of the central Ryukyu Islands

2. Okinawa, Okinawa campaignnoun

   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

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1. • Ryukyu Islands
   • Campaign
   • Island

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1. List of paraphrases for "okinawa":

   okinawan, ryukyu, kyushu-okinawa

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1. Alice Ammerman:

   The Okinawa diet is a lot of vegetables, rice and fish.

2. Takeshi Tsuji:

   Zones like the one we investigated are not uncommon along rifts, so I expect that similar reservoirs may exist elsewhere in the Okinawa Trough as well as other sediment-covered continental back-arc basins around the world.

3. Daigo Shiomitsu:

   Until yesterday, there was no coastal observation unit west of the main Okinawa island. It was a vacuum we needed to fill, it means we can keep watch on territory surrounding Japan and respond to all situations.

4. Shigenori Tsuhako:

   Japan is part of Japan and when you hurt your little finger the whole body feels pain. I want Abe to feel Okinawa's pain.

5. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe:

   The people of Okinawa are bearing a heavy burden for security with the concentration of U.S. bases, we will continue to make every effort to lighten your burden.