NOUN | location | Eniwetok | an atoll in the Marshall Islands |
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act | Eniwetok | World War II (February 1944) |
Meaning | An atoll in the Marshall Islands; site of an amphibious assault in World War II; later used temporarily by the United States to test atomic bombs. | |
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Instance of | atoll | An island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon |
Part of | Marshall Islands | A group of coral islands in eastern Micronesia |
Region of | Eniwetok | World War II (February 1944) |
Spanish | Eniwetok |
Meaning | World War II (February 1944); American infantry landed and captured a Japanese stronghold. | |
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Instance of | amphibious assault | An amphibious operation attacking a land base that is carried out by troops / troops that are landed by naval ships |
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 | Eniwetok | An atoll in the Marshall Islands |
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