English noun: Saipan | |||
1. | Saipan (location) the largest island in the Northern Marianas and the administrative center of the commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in union with the United States | ||
Instance hypernym | island | ||
Part meronym | Northern Mariana Islands, Northern Marianas | ||
Domain region members | Saipan | ||
2. | Saipan (act) US forces captured the island from the Japanese in July 1944; it was an important air base until the end of World War II | ||
Instance hypernym | amphibious assault | ||
Part meronym | Second World War, World War 2, World War II | ||
Domain region | Saipan | ||