Definition of Tarawa-Makin

1. Noun. Battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943); United States Marines took the islands from the Japanese after bitter fighting.

Exact synonyms: Makin, Tarawa
Generic synonyms: Amphibious Assault
Group relationships: Second World War, World War 2, World War Ii
Geographical relationships: Gilbert Islands

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tarawa-Makin

Taracahitian
Tarahumara
Taraktagenos
Taraktagenos kurzii
Taraktogenos
Taraktogenos kurzii
Tarantino
Tarantinoesque
Tarantinos
Taranto
Taras Grigoryevich Shevchenko
Tarascan
Tarascans
Tarasco
Tarawa
Tarawa-Makin (current term)
Tarawan
Taraxacum kok-saghyz
Taraxacum officinale
Taraxacum ruderalia
Tarbes
Tarchanoff phenomenon
Tardieu's ecchymoses
Tardieu's petechiae
Tardieu's spots
Tardises
Tareekh e Kasas
Tarentine
Tarentines
Targumist

Literary usage of Tarawa-Makin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Across the Reef: The Marine Assault of Tarawa by Joseph H. Alexander (1996)
"The Joint Chiefs of Staff assigned the code name Galvanic to the campaign to capture Tarawa, Makin, ..."

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