| NOUN | act | Battle of Guadalcanal, Guadalcanal | a battle in World War II in the Pacific (1942-1943) |
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| Meaning | A battle in World War II in the Pacific (1942-1943); the island was occupied by the Japanese and later recaptured by American forces. | |
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| Synonym | Guadalcanal | |
| Instance of | pitched battle | A fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place |
| Part of | World War II, World War 2, Second World War | A war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, USSR, Yugoslavia) and the Axis (Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Rumania, Slovakia, Thailand) from 1939 to 1945 |
| Region | Guadalcanal | A mountainous island |
| Spanish | batalla de Guadalcanal, Guadalcanal | |
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