guadalcanal

Noun
  1. A mountainous island;
    The largest of the Solomon Islands in the independent state that is a member of the British Commonwealth (synset 108862727)
    domain member region: battle of guadalcanal, guadalcanal - a battle in World War II in the Pacific (1942-1943); the island was occupied by the Japanese and later recaptured by American forces
    is an instance of: island - a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
    is a part of: solomon islands, solomons - the northernmost islands are part of Papua New Guinea; the remainder form an independent state within the British Commonwealth
  2. A battle in World War II in the Pacific (1942-1943);
    The island was occupied by the Japanese and later recaptured by American forces (synset 101282548)
    domain region: guadalcanal - a mountainous island; the largest of the Solomon Islands in the independent state that is a member of the British Commonwealth
    is an instance of: pitched battle - a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
    is a part of: second world war, world war 2, world war ii - a war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, USSR, Yugoslavia) and the Axis (Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Rumania, Slovakia, Thailand) from 1939 to 1945
    same as: battle of guadalcanal

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