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Tarawa

DEFINITIONS OF: Tarawa

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n national capital of Kiribati

Synonyms:
Bairiki
Example of:
national capital
the capital city of a nation

n battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943); United States Marines took the islands from the Japanese after bitter fighting

Synonyms:
Makin, Tarawa-Makin
Example of:
amphibious assault
an amphibious operation attacking a land base that is carried out by troops that are landed by naval ships
Launch
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