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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- The capital of Kiribati, on an atoll in the western Pacific Ocean. It was occupied by the Japanese in 1942 and retaken by US Marines after a hard-fought battle in November 1943.
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- proper noun An
atoll in the central Pacific Ocean belonging to the state ofKiribati .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun national capital of Kiribati
- noun battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943); United States Marines took the islands from the Japanese after bitter fighting
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Examples
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In November he will be holding a meeting in Tarawa for the major CO2 polluter nations of the developed world to meet with the first victim states of the greenhouse century including his own, the Marshall Islands and the Maldives.
David Helvarg: A Tale of Two Presidents David Helvarg 2010
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In November he will be holding a meeting in Tarawa for the major CO2 polluter nations of the developed world to meet with the first victim states of the greenhouse century including his own, the Marshall Islands and the Maldives.
David Helvarg: A Tale of Two Presidents David Helvarg 2010
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In November he will be holding a meeting in Tarawa for the major CO2 polluter nations of the developed world to meet with the first victim states of the greenhouse century including his own, the Marshall Islands and the Maldives.
David Helvarg: A Tale of Two Presidents David Helvarg 2010
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In November he will be holding a meeting in Tarawa for the major CO2 polluter nations of the developed world to meet with the first victim states of the greenhouse century including his own, the Marshall Islands and the Maldives.
David Helvarg: A Tale of Two Presidents David Helvarg 2010
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More severe storms and typhoons bring about higher storm surges and floods in low-lying island such as Tarawa and Tuvalu near New Zealand.
Possibly the Only ‘Climategate’ Video You Will Ever Need « Gerry Canavan 2009
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It was meant for the smith’s son, who was then an officer on an island called Tarawa.
A Bob Lee Swagger eBook Boxed Set Stephen Hunter 2009
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It was meant for the smith’s son, who was then an officer on an island called Tarawa.
A Bob Lee Swagger eBook Boxed Set Stephen Hunter 2009
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It was meant for the smith’s son, who was then an officer on an island called Tarawa.
A Bob Lee Swagger eBook Boxed Set Stephen Hunter 2009
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During the war, more than 400,000 American military personnel were stationed in New Zealand to prepare for crucial battles such as Tarawa and Guadalcanal.
unknown title 2009
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During the war, more than 400,000 American military personnel were stationed in New Zealand to prepare for crucial battles such as Tarawa and Guadalcanal.
unknown title 2009
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