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A definition or brief description of Ryukyu Islands.

(南西諸島 Nansei Shotoo 'Southwest Islands') subtropical Japanese island chain in the East China Sea, east of Taiwan; divided between Okinawa and Kahoshima prefectures and home to the Ryukyuan languages and people.