Associations to the word «Kwajalein»

Wiktionary

KWAJALEIN, proper noun. Kwajalein atoll.
KWAJALEIN, proper noun. Kwajalein island, Kwajalein atoll.

Dictionary definition

KWAJALEIN, noun. An atoll in the western Marshall Islands that was used as a Japanese air and naval base during World War II.
KWAJALEIN, noun. An amphibious assault in the Pacific in World War II (January 1944); American forces landed and captured a Japanese air base.

Wise words

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