Saipan

Saipan
noun
1. the largest island in the Northern Marianas and the administrative center of the commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in union with the United States
Instance Hypernyms: ↑island
2. US forces captured the island from the Japanese in July 1944; it was an important air base until the end of World War II
Instance Hypernyms: ↑amphibious assault
Part Holonyms: ↑World War II, ↑World War 2, ↑Second World War

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