Okinawan
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- adjective
- /ˌoʊkɪˈnɑːwən/
- The Okinawan diet is known for its health benefits and longevity.
- Okinawan girl
- Okinawan woman
- 12-year-old Okinawan
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- What makes the Okinawan diet so unique and different from the other Blue Zones?
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There are three main characteristics of Okinawan longevity food.
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What makes the Okinawan diet so unique and different from the other Blue Zones?
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What you know about Okinawan purple sweet potatoes?
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Goat and chicken play a lesser but still important role in Okinawan cuisine.
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Observations and interviews are used to investigate Okinawan and Jeju pork food culture and ecological life.
Academic text (2018) -
So much for the healthy Okinawan diet—which nobody eats anymore!
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Readers should bear in mind, however, that the Okinawan landscape resembles that of Hawaii more than it does Appalachia or even mainland Japan.
Fiction book (1998) -
I had the odd sensation, probably helped by jet lag and Okinawan rice liquor called awamori, of being at home.
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So, after turning up the volume on the radio that was tuned to the station playing Okinawan folksongs, he leaned against the wall and drifted off to sleep.
Fiction book (1998) -
THE OKINAWAN ELDERS GATHER EACH AFTERNOON TO HAVE TEA AND TALK ABOUT THE DAY AT A LOCAL COMMUNITY CENTER.
Synonyms
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Relating to the Ryukyu Islands, their people, or their culture
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Relating to the islands, people, or culture of Ryukyu
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Okinawan comes from the island name Okinawa in Japan, which is built from the parts oki 'open sea' and nawa 'rope' or 'stretch'. So Okinawan means anything 'from Okinawa', like its people, culture, or language.