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Sa⋅ki⋅shi⋅ma

[sah-ki-shee-muh; Japn. sah-kee-shee-muh, sah-kee-shee-mah]
–noun
a group of islands in the S Ryukyu Islands, off Taiwan and belonging to Japan.
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Sa·ki·shi·ma   (sä'kē-shē'mä, sä-kē'shē-mä')   
An island group of Japan in the southern Ryuku Islands east of Taiwan. The islands were heavily bombed by the Allies in April-June 1945.
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