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Liukiu

Liukiu proper noun: synonym of Ryukyu (“island chain”).

Proper noun

Liukiu

  1. (archaic) Synonym of Ryukyu (“island chain”).
    • YAMEN MINISTERS. We have only heard of the Formosan savages plundering and killing the people of Liukiu, but never heard of their attacking Japanese. Liukiu is a Chinese territory, and Chinese officers rescued and sent home to Liukiu such of them as could escape from the savages.
    • JAPANESE MINISTER. Liukiu has always belonged to Japan. During the feudal ages it was a dependency of the Prince of Satsuma, and is now under the direct rule of the Imperial Government. Hence, there is not a person of Liukiu who is not a Japanese subject, entitled to the protection of the Japanese...1904, Alfred Stead, editor, Japan by the Japanese, William Heinemann, →OCLC, page 162
    Synonyms:
    Ryukyu

Synonyms of Liukiu

Questions about Liukiu

What does Liukiu mean?
Liukiu means synonym of Ryukyu (“island chain”).
What part of speech is Liukiu?
Liukiu is a proper noun.

Words near Liukiu in the dictionary

  1. liue
  2. Liugui
  3. Liuhe
  4. liuing
  5. Liujiang
  6. Liukiu
  7. Liukuei
  8. liuli
  9. Liulin
  10. Liupanshui
  11. Liuqiu

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