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Okinawa

DEFINITIONS OF: Okinawa

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n the largest island of the central Ryukyu Islands

Example of:
island
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

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

Synonyms:
Okinawa campaign
Example of:
campaign, military campaign
several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)
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