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单词 Okinawan
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Definition of Okinawan in English:

Okinawan

adjective ˌɒkɪˈnɑːwənˌəʊkɪˈnɑːwən
  • Of or relating to the region or island of Okinawa, its people, or their dialect.

noun ˌɒkɪˈnɑːwənˌəʊkɪˈnɑːwən
  • 1A native or inhabitant of Okinawa, a region of Japan in the southern Ryukyu Islands, especially of the largest of the islands, from which the region takes its name.

  • 2The dialect of Ryukyuan spoken in Okinawa.

Origin

1940s; earliest use found in Monumenta Nipponica. From the name of Okinawa (Japanese Okinawa: see note; Japanese regional (Okinawan) Uchinā), a Prefecture of Japan comprising most of the Ryukyu islands, and also the name of the largest of these islands, and of its second largest town + -an.

 
 

Definition of Okinawan in US English:

Okinawan

adjective
  • Of or relating to the region or island of Okinawa, its people, or their dialect.

noun
  • 1A native or inhabitant of Okinawa, a region of Japan in the southern Ryukyu Islands, especially of the largest of the islands, from which the region takes its name.

  • 2The dialect of Ryukyuan spoken in Okinawa.

Origin

1940s; earliest use found in Monumenta Nipponica. From the name of Okinawa (Japanese Okinawa: see note; Japanese regional (Okinawan) Uchinā), a Prefecture of Japan comprising most of the Ryukyu islands, and also the name of the largest of these islands, and of its second largest town + -an.

 
 
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