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Saipan

DEFINITIONS OF: Saipan

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n the largest island in the Northern Marianas and the administrative center of the commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in union with the United States

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island
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

n US forces captured the island from the Japanese in July 1944; it was an important air base until the end of World War II

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amphibious assault
an amphibious operation attacking a land base that is carried out by troops that are landed by naval ships
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