| 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 | ||