Iwo Jima
1. the largest of the Volcano Islands of Japan • Instance Hypernyms: island • Part Holonyms: Japan, Nippon, Nihon 2. a bloody and prolonged operation on the island of Iwo Jima in which American marines landed and defeated Japanese defenders (February and March 1945) • Syn: Iwo, invasion of Iwo • Regions: Pacific, Pacific Ocean • Instance Hypernyms: amphibious assault • Part Holonyms: World War II, World War 2, Second World War
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