Ryukyuan

adjective

Ryu·​kyu·​an -kyüən 

: of or relating to the Ryukyu Islands or their inhabitants

Ryukyuan noun

plural Ryukyuans

Word History

Etymology

Ryukyu islands + English -an

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for Ryukyuan

• aileron
• antiphon
• autobahn
• carillon
• castellan
• celadon
• cephalon
• chitosan
• cynodon
• denouement
• deuteron
• echelon