Luchuan

noun

Lu·​chu·​an

lüˈchüən

plural -s

: a native of the Ryukyu islands related to the Japanese but with a Malayan or Ainu admixture

Word History

Etymology

from Luchu islands (Ryukyu islands), southwest of Kyushu, Japan + English -an

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