A region in southern Japan, in the southern Ryukyu Islands; capital, Naha.
Rhymes
Chihuahua, Kurosawa, Massawa, Tokugawa
Definition of Okinawa in US English:
Okinawa
proper nounˌōkəˈnäwə
An island in southern Japan, the largest of the Ryukyu Islands; chief town, Naha. An important World War II battle here in 1945 allowed the victorious Allies to establish bases close to the Japanese mainland.