leyte (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Leyte*:
NOUN	act	Leyte, Leyte Island, Leyte invasion	a battle in World War II

English > *Leyte*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	A battle in World War II; the return of United States troops to the Philippines began with landings on Leyte Island in October 1944; the battle marked first use of kamikaze aircraft by the Japanese.
Synonyms	Leyte Island, Leyte invasion
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	Philippines, Philippine Islands	An archipelago in the southwestern Pacific including some 7000 islands

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