- Look up
Liuqiu in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Liuqiu or
Lewchew is a
Chinese place-name
variously denoting:
Liuqiu (medieval), a
realm variously...
- The
Ryukyu independence movement (琉球独立運動, Ryūkyū
Dokuritsu Undō) or the
Republic of the
Ryukyus (****anese: 琉球共和国, Kyūjitai: 琉球共和國, Hepburn: Ryūkyū Kyōwakoku)...
- century, the islands'
English name was
spelled Luchu, Loochoo, Loo-choo, or
Lewchew, all
pronounced /ˈluːtʃuː/.
These spellings were
based on the Okinawan...
- 1983. John
McLeod (1818), "(
Lewchew)",
Voyage of His Majesty's ship Alceste,
along the
coast of
Corea to the
island of
Lewchew (2nd ed.), London: J. Murray...
- 大琉球國 (lit. 'Great Lew Chew Country')
Historical English names: Lew Chew,
Lewchew, Luchu, and
Loochoo Historical French name: Liou-tchou
Historical Dutch...
-
Liuqiu or
Lewchew was a
realm said to have
existed in the East
China Sea.
During the 18th and 19th centuries, it was
referred to as
Liukiu in English;...
- The
Government of the
Ryukyu Islands (琉球政府, Ryūkyū Seifu) was the self-government of
native Okinawans during the
American occupation of Okinawa. It was...
-
Perry then
switched his flag to
Susquehanna and made call at Naha on
Great Lewchew Island (Ryukyu, now Okinawa) from May 17–26.
Ignoring the
claims of Satsuma...
-
relations Treaties Between the
United States of
America and China, ****an
Lewchew and Siam [1833-1858] Acts of Congress, and the Attorney-general's Opinion:...
- ISBN 9780765682222. Smith,
George (1853).
Lewchew and the Lewchewans:
Being a
narrative of a
visit to
Lewchew or Loo Choo, in October, 1850. London: T...
