Meanings
alternative Okinotori-shima · alternative Oki-no-tori Shima · alternative Okinotori · alternative Oki-no-Tori · alternative Okinotorishima Island · alternative Okinotorishima Islet · alternative Island of Okinotorishima · alternative Islet of Okinotorishima · alternative Okinotori Island · alternative Okinotori Islet · alternative Island of Okinotori · alternative Islet of Okinotori · alternative Okinotorishima Islands · alternative Okinotorishima Islets · alternative Okinotorishima Rocks · alternative Okinotori Islands
- A coral reef atoll of Japan, currently containing two natural rocks (islets) and an artificial rock (islet), located between Guam and Taiwan, in the Philippine Sea
Synonyms: Parece Vela
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounAn island of Japan, properly two rocks on a coral reef atoll
proper nounA coral reef atoll of Japan, currently containing two natural rocks (islets) and an artificial rock (islet), located between Guam and Taiwan, in the Philippine Sea
Origin
- Japanese沖ノ鳥島
- EnglishOkinotorishima
From Japanese 沖ノ鳥島 (Okinotorishima, literally “open sea bird island”).
More words from Japanese
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Japanese 沖ノ鳥島
- 沖ノ鳥島Translations
Spanish Parece Vela
- Parece VelaTranslations
Cite this entry
Okinotorishima. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Okinotorishima
“Okinotorishima.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Okinotorishima. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Okinotorishima,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Okinotorishima.
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