English noun: Tarawa | |||
1. | Tarawa (location) national capital of Kiribati | ||
Synonyms | Bairiki | ||
Instance hypernym | national capital | ||
Part meronym | Kiribati, Republic of Kiribati | ||
2. | Tarawa (act) battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943); United States Marines took the islands from the Japanese after bitter fighting | ||
Synonyms | Makin, Tarawa-Makin | ||
Instance hypernym | amphibious assault | ||
Part meronym | Second World War, World War 2, World War II | ||
Domain region | Gilbert Islands | ||