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Loo Choo

Loo Choo is the archaic form of Ryukyu.

Meaning of Ryukyu

Proper noun

Ryukyu

  1. A chain of islands in Japan roughly between Kyushu and Taiwan.
    • White Butterflies in Japan.[...]Shortly after this I left Yokohama for the Ryukyu Islands, and next had my attention attracted by the "White" in the Bay of Kagoshima.1888 April, H. T. Stainton, “Nepticula Serella, N. SP.”, in Entomologist's Monthly Magazine, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 261
    Synonyms:
    the Ryukyus, Liuqiu, Liuchiu

Questions about Loo Choo

What is Loo Choo the archaic form of?
Loo Choo is the archaic form of Ryukyu.

Words near Loo Choo in the dictionary

  1. lontong
  2. Lontué
  3. Lontzen
  4. Lonwolwol
  5. loo
  6. Loo Choo
  7. Loo Chooan
  8. loo paper
  9. loo roll
  10. loo roll cosies
  11. loo roll cosy

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Loo Choo (page history and authors); Ryukyu (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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