| NOUN | object | Coral Sea | an arm of the South Pacific to the northeast of Australia |
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| act | Coral Sea, battle of the Coral Sea | a Japanese defeat in World War II (May 1942) |
| Meaning | An arm of the South Pacific to the northeast of Australia. | |
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| Instance of | sea | A division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land |
| Part of | Pacific, Pacific Ocean | The largest ocean in the world |
| Region of | Coral Sea, battle of the Coral Sea | A Japanese defeat in World War II (May 1942) |
| Spanish | Mar del Coral | |
| Catalan | Mar del Coral | |
| Meaning | A Japanese defeat in World War II (May 1942); the first naval battle fought entirely by planes based on aircraft carriers. | |
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| Synonym | battle of the Coral Sea | |
| Instance of | naval battle | A pitched battle between naval fleets |
| 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 | Coral Sea | An arm of the South Pacific to the northeast of Australia |
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