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Loochoo

UK/ˈluː.tʃuː/

Loochoo is the alternative 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

Origin of Loochoo

Probably from Okinawan 琉球 (Rūchū) or Mandarin 琉球 (Liúqiú).

Words formed from Loochoo

Questions about Loochoo

What is Loochoo the alternative form of?
Loochoo is the alternative form of Ryukyu.
How do you pronounce Loochoo?
Loochoo is pronounced /ˈluː.tʃuː/ (UK).

Words near Loochoo in the dictionary

  1. Looby Loo
  2. Loobys
  3. Looc
  4. looch
  5. looches
  6. Loochoo
  7. Loochooan
  8. Loochooans
  9. Loochoos
  10. LOOCV
  11. looderamawn

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Loochoo (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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