Okinawa

[oh-kuh-nou-wuh, -nah-wuh, aw-kee-nah-wah]

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noun

the largest of the Ryukyu Islands, in the N Pacific, SW of Japan: taken by U.S. forces April–June 1945 in the last major amphibious campaign of World War II. 544 sq. mi. (1,409 sq. km).

Okinawa

/ ˌəʊ��ɪˈ��ɑː��ə /

noun

a coral island of SW Japan, the largest of the Ryukyu Islands in the N Pacific: scene of heavy fighting in World War II; administered by the US (1945–72); agricultural. Chief town: Naha. Pop: 1 318 218 (2000). Area: 1176 sq km (454 sq miles)

Okinawa

Island in the western Pacific Ocean; part of Japan.

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During World War II, American forces seized the island from Japan in a particularly bloody campaign. It was returned to Japan in 1972.

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Okinawan adjective

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It took Roberts — born in Naha, Okinawa, to a Japanese mother and American father — a year to reciprocate.

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In three weeks, the Tigers will join five other KBO teams in Okinawa, Japan to complete spring training and play exhibition games.

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Roberts also traveled last week with his son, Cole, to Okinawa, the Japanese island where he was born.

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And what he saw on Okinawa made an especially compelling one.

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Led by Dr. Shohei Kuraoka and his team at Southern Kyushu and Okinawa Unit Center of Japan Environment and Children's Study, researchers measured 24 types of phenols in urine samples collected from pregnant women.

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