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