Okinawa n 1: the largest island of the central Ryukyu Islands 2: 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 [syn: {Okinawa}, {Okinawa campaign}]
Okinawa \Okinawa\ prop. n. 1. the largest island of the central Ryukyu Islands. [WordNet 1.5] 2. A campaign in the closing days of World War II in the Pacific (April-June 1945); in savage close-quarter fighting US marines and regular army troops took the island from the Japanese; considered the greatest victory of the Pacific campaign for the Americans. Syn: Okinawa campaign. [WordNet 1.5]