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Ryūkyū / refers to the Ryūkyū Islands 琉球群島|琉球群岛[] stretching from Japan to Taiwan / Liuchiu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[], TaiwanSources & editorial notes
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琉球 琉球 [Liu2 qiu2] /Ryūkyū/refers to the Ryūkyū Islands 琉球群島|琉球群岛[Liu2 qiu2 Qun2 dao3] stretching from Japan to Taiwan/Liuchiu township in Pingtung County 屏東縣|屏东县[Ping2 dong1 Xian4], Taiwan/Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.
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