iwo_jima (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the expression *Iwo Jima*:
NOUN	location	Iwo Jima	the largest of the Volcano Islands of Japan
NOUN	act	Iwo Jima, Iwo, invasion of Iwo	a bloody and prolonged operation on the island of Iwo Jima in which American marines landed and defeated Japanese defenders (February and March 1945)

English > *Iwo Jima*: 2 senses > noun 1, location
Meaning	The largest of the Volcano Islands of Japan.
Instance of	island	A land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
Part of	Japan, Nippon, Nihon	A constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago
Spanish	Iwo Jima
Catalan	Iwo Jima

English > *Iwo Jima*: 2 senses > noun 2, act
Meaning	A bloody and prolonged operation on the island of Iwo Jima in which American marines landed and defeated Japanese defenders (February and March 1945).
Synonyms	Iwo, invasion of Iwo
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	Pacific, Pacific Ocean	The largest ocean in the world
Spanish	Iwo Jima
Catalan	Iwo Jima

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